Update
See this repl for added top-down support.
Screenshot (top-down)
Initial answer
I set up a repl with an highly customizable example using CSS's clip-path.
See here.
Screenshot
<script>
let arrowWidth = 25;
let stepPaddingX = 25;
let stepPaddingY = 0;
let stepGap = 5;
let height = 50;
$: cssVariables = `--height: ${height}px;--step-gap: ${stepGap}px;--arrow-width: ${arrowWidth}px; --step-padding-x: ${stepPaddingX}px; --step-padding-y: ${stepPaddingY}px`;
let wrap = false;
let wrapWords = true;
let pillStyle = true;
let limitHeight = false;
let autoHeight = true;
const steps = ["Test", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam"]
</script>
<div class="settings">
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__height">Height</label>
<input id="setting__height" min="50" max="200" bind:value={height} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__limit-height">Limit height</label>
<input id="setting__limit-height" bind:checked={limitHeight} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__auto-height">Auto-height</label>
<input id="setting__auto-height" bind:checked={autoHeight} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__arrow-width">Arrow width</label>
<input id="setting__arrow-width" bind:value={arrowWidth} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__step-padding-y">Step Padding Y</label>
<input id="setting__step-padding-y" bind:value={stepPaddingY} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__step-padding-x">Step Padding X</label>
<input id="setting__step-padding-x" bind:value={stepPaddingX} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__step-gap">Step Gap</label>
<input id="setting__step-gap" bind:value={stepGap} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__wrap-steps">Wrap steps</label>
<input id="setting__wrap-steps" bind:checked={wrap} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__wrap-words">Wrap words</label>
<input id="setting__wrap-words" bind:checked={wrapWords} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__pill-style">Pill style</label>
<input id="setting__pill-style" bind:checked={pillStyle} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="steps" class:wrap class:pillStyle class:limitHeight class:autoHeight style={cssVariables}>
{#each steps as step}
<div class="step" class:wrapWords>
{step}
</div>
{/each}
</div>
<style>
:global(body){
--arrow-width: 25px;
--step-gap: 5px;
--step-padding-x: 10px;
--height: 50px;
}
.settings {
display: flex;
gap: 0.5rem;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.setting {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
border: 1px solid #333;
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 0.25rem;
width: max-content;
}
input {
margin: 0;
}
.steps.pillStyle .step:first-of-type {
border-top-left-radius: 99999px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 99999px;
}
.steps.pillStyle .step:last-of-type {
border-top-right-radius: 99999px;
border-bottom-right-radius: 99999px;
}
.steps {
display: flex;
gap: var(--step-gap);
overflow-x: scroll;
/*scrollbar-width: none;*/
padding: 1rem 0;
}
.steps.wrap {
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.steps.limitHeight .step{
max-height: 50px;
}
.steps.autoHeight .step{
height: unset;
}
.step:not(.wrapWords) {
white-space: nowrap;
}
.step {
background: #756bea;
width: auto;
height: var(--height);
color: #fff;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
position: relative;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
padding: var(--step-padding-y) var(--step-padding-x);
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.step:hover{
background: #4b3fe4;
}
.step:first-child {
/*padding-right: var(--arrow-width);*/
/*padding-left: var(--step-padding-x);*/
}
.step:first-child::after {
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
left: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 0%, 100% 50%, calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 0%);
}
.step:not(:is(:first-child, :last-child))::before{
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
right: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(100% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, var(--arrow-width) 50%, 0% 0%);
}
.step:not(:is(:first-child, :last-child))::after {
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
left: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 0%, 100% 50%, calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 0%);
}
.step:not(:last-child) {
margin-right: var(--arrow-width);
padding-left: var(--step-padding-x);
}
.step:last-child {
padding-left: var(--step-padding-x);
padding-right: var(--step-padding-x);
}
.step:last-child::before {
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
right: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, var(--arrow-width) 50%, 0% 0%);
}
</style>
If you want a border for the steps look at this repl
<script>
let wrap = false;
let wrapWords = true;
let pillStyle = true;
let limitHeight = false;
let autoHeight = true;
let lockBorderToGap = false;
let arrowWidth = 25;
let stepPaddingX = 25;
let stepPaddingY = 0;
let stepGap = 5;
let height = 50;
let stepBorderWidth = 5;
$: cssVariables = `--height: ${height}px;--step-gap: ${stepGap}px;--arrow-width: ${arrowWidth}px; --step-padding-x: ${stepPaddingX}px; --step-padding-y: ${stepPaddingY}px; --step-border-width: ${stepBorderWidth}px`;
const steps = ["Test", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam", "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam"]
</script>
<div class="settings">
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__height">Height</label>
<input id="setting__height" min="50" max="200" bind:value={height} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__limit-height">Limit height</label>
<input id="setting__limit-height" bind:checked={limitHeight} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__auto-height">Auto-height</label>
<input id="setting__auto-height" bind:checked={autoHeight} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__arrow-width">Arrow width</label>
<input id="setting__arrow-width" bind:value={arrowWidth} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__step-padding-y">Step Padding Y</label>
<input id="setting__step-padding-y" bind:value={stepPaddingY} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__step-padding-x">Step Padding X</label>
<input id="setting__step-padding-x" bind:value={stepPaddingX} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__step-gap">Step Gap</label>
<input id="setting__step-gap" bind:value={stepGap} type="range"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__lock-border">Lock border to gap</label>
<input id="setting__lock-border" bind:checked={lockBorderToGap} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__wrap-steps">Wrap steps</label>
<input id="setting__wrap-steps" bind:checked={wrap} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__wrap-words">Wrap words</label>
<input id="setting__wrap-words" bind:checked={wrapWords} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
<div class="setting">
<label for="setting__pill-style">Pill style</label>
<input id="setting__pill-style" bind:checked={pillStyle} type="checkbox"/>
</div>
</div>
<div id="example" style={cssVariables}>
<div class="steps-wrapper" class:lockBorderToGap>
<div class="steps" class:wrap class:pillStyle class:limitHeight class:autoHeight>
{#each steps as step}
<div class="step" class:wrapWords>
{step}
</div>
{/each}
</div>
</div>
</div>
<style>
:global(body){
--arrow-width: 25px;
--step-gap: 5px;
--step-padding-x: 10px;
--height: 50px;
--step-border-width: 5px;
}
.settings {
display: flex;
gap: 0.5rem;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.setting {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
border: 1px solid #333;
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 0.25rem;
width: max-content;
}
input {
margin: 0;
}
.steps.pillStyle .step:first-of-type {
border-top-left-radius: 99999px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 99999px;
}
.steps.pillStyle .step:last-of-type {
border-top-right-radius: 99999px;
border-bottom-right-radius: 99999px;
}
.steps-wrapper {
/*padding: 0.5rem;*/
box-sizing: border-box;
background: black;
border-radius: 99999px;
overflow: hidden;
border: var(--step-border-width) solid transparent;
}
.steps-wrapper.lockBorderToGap {
border-width: var(--step-gap);
}
.steps {
display: flex;
gap: var(--step-gap);
overflow-x: scroll;
scrollbar-width: none;
/*padding: 1rem 0;*/
}
.steps.wrap {
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.steps.limitHeight .step{
max-height: 50px;
}
.steps.autoHeight .step{
height: unset;
}
.step:not(.wrapWords) {
white-space: nowrap;
}
.step {
background: #756bea;
width: auto;
height: var(--height);
color: #fff;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
position: relative;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
padding: var(--step-padding-y) var(--step-padding-x);
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.step:hover{
background: #4b3fe4;
}
.step:first-child {
/*padding-right: var(--arrow-width);*/
/*padding-left: var(--step-padding-x);*/
}
.step:first-child::after {
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
left: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 0%, 100% 50%, calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 0%);
}
.step:not(:is(:first-child, :last-child))::before{
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
right: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(100% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, var(--arrow-width) 50%, 0% 0%);
}
.step:not(:is(:first-child, :last-child))::after {
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
left: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 0%, 100% 50%, calc(100% - var(--arrow-width)) 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 0%);
}
.step:not(:last-child) {
margin-right: var(--arrow-width);
padding-left: var(--step-padding-x);
}
.step:last-child {
padding-left: var(--step-padding-x);
padding-right: var(--step-padding-x);
}
.step:last-child::before {
content: "";
background: inherit;
position: absolute;
right: 100%;
width: var(--arrow-width);
height: 100%;
clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, var(--arrow-width) 50%, 0% 0%);
}
</style>