Create a lightning bolt design (like The Flash)

Question

I am trying to re-create the lightning bolt symbol from The Flash (DC Comics) (or the

Answer 1

SVG

Here you go @Professor.CSS. @jbutler483
A Circle
And Polygon

svg {
  background-color: red;
}

or css

Its just ::before and ::after elements on the lighting. drop-shadow on the lighting container.

body {
  background-color: red;
}
.container {
  -webkit-filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 0px gray);
}
.circle {
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: white;
  border: 5px solid black;
  border-color: black;
}
.lightning {
  position: relative;
  margin: 50px;
  width: 30px;
  height: 50px;
  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
  transform: skewX(-30deg) skewY(-30deg) rotate(10deg);
  background-color: yellow;
}
.lightning:before {
  position: absolute;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 0 40px 30px;
  border-color: transparent transparent yellow transparent;
  top: -39px;
  left: -17px;
  content: "";
}
.lightning:after {
  position: absolute;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 0 40px 30px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent yellow;
  bottom: -39px;
  right: -17px;
  content: "";
}