CSS Ribbons

Advantages Using CSS Ribbons:

• No images, no extra HTTP requests
• Flexibility
• Easy to update: color, size, etc
• Spice up the ribbons with CSS3 and you’ll love them ;)

Examples:

.fullRibbon{

text-align: center;

position: relative;

color: #fff;    

margin: 0 @negativeSpace @positiveSpace @negativeSpace;

padding: 10px 0; 

text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.8);

background: @ribbonBackground;

background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.3), rgba(255,255,255,0));  //Firefox 

background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.3), rgba(255,255,255,0)); //Chrome

background-image: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.3), rgba(255,255,255,0)); //Opera

background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.3), rgba(255,255,255,0)); //Internet Explorer

background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.3), rgba(255,255,255,0));

-moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.3);

-webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.3);

box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.3);

}

.fullRibbon:before

    {

        content: '';

        position: absolute;

border-style: solid;

        border-color: transparent;

        bottom: -15px;

border-width: 0 15px 15px 0;

        border-right-color: @fullRibbonFoldColor;

        left: 0;

    }

.fullRibbon:after

    {

        content: '';

        position: absolute;

border-style: solid;

        border-color: transparent;

        bottom: -15px;

border-width: 0 0 15px 15px;

        border-left-color: @fullRibbonFoldColor;

        right: 0;

    }  

//Left Ribbon    

    .leftRibbon

    {  

text-align: center;

position: relative;

color: #fff;    

margin: 0 0 @positiveSpace @negativeSpace;

padding: 0; 

text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.8);

background: #EB4216;

margin: 0 -30px 30px -26px;

        padding: 0px; 

        background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0), #fff);

        background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0), #fff);

background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0), #fff);

background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0), #fff);

        background-image: linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0), #fff);

    }

     

       

    .leftRibbon:before

    {

        content: '';

        position: absolute;

border-style: solid;

        border-color: transparent;

        bottom: -15px;

border-width: 0 15px 16px 0;

        border-right-color: #EB4216;

        left: 0;

    }

   

//Right Ribbon

.channelContainer{

margin-left:0px;

}

    .rightRibbon

    {

position: relative;

color: #fff;    

margin: 0 0 @positiveSpace @negativeSpace;

padding: 0; 

text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.8);

background: #E752D0;

margin-right:20px;

text-align: right; 

        margin: 0px -30px 10px 0;

        padding: 0px; 

        background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),#fff);

        background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),#fff);

background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),#fff);

background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),#fff);

        background-image: linear-gradient(bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),#fff);

    }    

       

       

    .rightRibbon:after

    {

         content: '';

        position: absolute;

border-style: solid;

        border-color: transparent;

        bottom: -14px;

border-width: 0 0 15px 15px;

        border-left-color: #E752D0;

        right: 0;

    }