element-web/res/css/views/audio_messages/_Waveform.pcss

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.mx_Waveform {
    position: relative;
    height: 30px; /* tallest bar can only be 30px */
    top: 1px; /* because of our border trick (see below), we're off by 1px of aligntment */

    display: flex;
    align-items: center; /* so the bars grow from the middle */

    overflow: hidden; /* this is cheaper than a `max-height: calc(100% - 4px)` in the bar's CSS. */

    /* A bar is meant to be a 2x2 circle when at zero height, and otherwise a 2px wide line */
    /* with rounded caps. */
    .mx_Waveform_bar {
        width: 0; /* 0px width means we'll end up using the border as our width */
        border: 1px solid transparent; /* transparent means we'll use the background colour */
        border-radius: 2px; /* rounded end caps, based on the border */
        min-height: 0; /* like the width, we'll rely on the border to give us height */
        max-height: 100%; /* this makes the `height: 42%` work on the element */
        margin-left: 1px; /* we want 2px between each bar, so 1px on either side for balance */
        margin-right: 1px;

        /* background color is handled by the parent components */
    }
}