I have been playing with CSS for only a short time and am trying to have a normal box but with the top left hand corner cut off at a 45 degree angle. Not a small amount eith
This can be done using svg clip-path.
Advantages:
The following CSS will shape the div with the bottom right corner cut off so that you can put any background:
-webkit-clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 65%, 54% 100%, 0 100%, 0 0);
clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 65%, 54% 100%, 0 100%, 0 0);
There are multiple SVG generators online:
Support:
Check https://caniuse.com/#feat=css-clip-path