Resizable element
HTML
<div class="resizable-element">
<!-- The content -->
...
<!-- The top left square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--tl"></div>
<!-- The top square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--tc"></div>
<!-- The top right square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--tr"></div>
<!-- The right square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--rc"></div>
<!-- The right bottom square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--rb"></div>
<!-- The bottom square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--bc"></div>
<!-- The bottom left square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--bl"></div>
<!-- The left square -->
<div class="resizable-element__resizer resizable-element__resizer--lc"></div>
</div>
CSS
.resizable-element {
/* Border */
border: 1px dashed #d1d5db;
/* Used to position the squares */
position: relative;
}
.resizable-element__resizer {
/* Border */
border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
position: absolute;
/* Size */
height: 0.75rem;
width: 0.75rem;
}
.resizable-element__resizer--tl {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: nwse-resize;
/* Positioned at the top left corner */
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--tc {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: ns-resize;
/* Positioned at the middle of top side */
left: 50%;
top: 0px;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--tr {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: nesw-resize;
/* Positioned at the top right corner */
right: 0px;
top: 0px;
transform: translate(50%, -50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--rc {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: ew-resize;
/* Positioned at the middle of right side */
right: 0px;
top: 50%;
transform: translate(50%, -50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--rb {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: nwse-resize;
/* Positioned at the right bottom corner */
bottom: 0px;
right: 0px;
transform: translate(50%, 50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--bc {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: ns-resize;
/* Positioned at the middle of bottom side */
bottom: 0px;
right: 50%;
transform: translate(50%, 50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--bl {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: nesw-resize;
/* Positioned at the bottom left corner */
bottom: 0px;
left: 0px;
transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
}
.resizable-element__resizer--lc {
/* Resize cursor */
cursor: ew-resize;
/* Positioned at the middle of left side */
left: 0px;
top: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
You can move the mouse over each squares located at the corners and the middle of sides to see the cursors which indicate the associated side can be resized.
Demo