Like this :
.arrow {
border: solid 10px transparent;
border-right-color: #FFF;
}
Demo : http://jsfiddle.net/sparkup/edjdxjf2/
UPDATE :
It can also be achieved without empty elements with the css property :before
element:before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 50%; // half way down (vertical center).
margin-top: -15px; // adjust position, arrow has a height of 30px.
left:-30px;
border: solid 15px transparent;
border-right-color: #FFF;
z-index: 1;
}
Demo : http://jsfiddle.net/sparkup/y89f1te0/
hope it helps