Create a bell shape with CSS

Question

I am playing with shapes in css and want to make a traditional bell shape (think Christmas bell). Here's the general shape that I'm going for (though I really don't care about the balls on the top and bottom):

Here's what I have so far:

http://jsfiddle.net/bhlaird/NeBtU/

#bell { 
  left:300px;
    position: relative;
}
#bell:before, #bell:after {
    position: absolute;
  content: "";
    left: 50px; top: 0;
    width: 180px;
    height:400px;
    background: #d3d3d3;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 150px 20px;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(15deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
}
#bell:after { 
    left: 0; 
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-15deg); 
    -webkit-transform-origin:100% 0;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 20px 150px;
}

But, I'm not sure how to get that curved look on the side and bottom. Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: I've gotten closer by applying a radial-gradient to #bell:before and #bell:after. This gives me the curve on the side, now I just need the curve on the bottom. http://jsfiddle.net/NeBtU/2/

#bell {
    left:300px;
    position: relative;
}
#bell:before, #bell:after {
    position: absolute;
    content:"";
    top: 0;
    width: 180px;
    height:400px;
    background: #d3d3d3;
}
#bell:before {
    left: 50px;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 20px 30px;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(15deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
    transform: rotate(15deg);
    transform-origin: 0 0;
    background: radial-gradient(-50px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(-50px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
}
#bell:after {
    left: 0;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-15deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin:100% 0;
    transform: rotate(-15deg);
    transform-origin:100% 0;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 30px 20px;
    background: radial-gradient(230px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(230px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
}

Answer 1

Have a look at this one,

jsFiddle DEMO

css

  #bell {
    left:300px;
    top:20px;
    position: relative;
}
#bell:before, #bell:after {
    position: absolute;
    line-height:0;
    content:"\2315";
    color:#d3d3d3;
    font-size:100pt;
    text-indent:30px;
    top: 0;
    width: 180px;
    height:300px;
    background: #d3d3d3;
}
#bell:before {
    left: 50px;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 20px 30px;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(15deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
    transform: rotate(15deg);
    transform-origin: 0 0;
    background: radial-gradient(-50px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(-50px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
}
#bell:after {
    left: 0;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-15deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin:100% 0;
    transform: rotate(-15deg);
    transform-origin:100% 0;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 30px 20px;
    background: radial-gradient(230px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(230px 250px, 300px 1200px, transparent 20%, #d3d3d3 20%);
    line-height:550px;
    content:"\25CF";
    color:#d3d3d3;
    font-size:130pt;
    text-indent:-15px;
}

ya its not exactly same as in the question, but came close.

EDITED

jsFiddle DEMO

Answer 2

You can work out the size of your bell in Illustrator (I drew one for you), but here's your proof of concept, as a background-image in CSS.

http://jsfiddle.net/itsmikem/Rs6aa/

Answer 3

I tryed to help you, with your way (Yes, It's hard!) and that the best I got:

http://jsfiddle.net/NeBtU/1/

#bell { 
    left:100px;
    position: relative;
}
#bell:before, #bell:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
    left: 50px; top: 0;
    width: 320px;
    height:400px;
    background: #d3d3d3;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 150px 20px;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(15deg);
    -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
}
#bell:after { 
    left: 0; 
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-15deg); 
    -webkit-transform-origin:100% 0;
    border-radius: 150px 150px 20px 150px;

    line-height:740px;
    content:"\25CF";
    color:#d3d3d3;
    font-size:200pt;
}