Add outward curving border to elements like this: ◝◟___◞◜

/* using 4px border, 1em border radius, 1em padding */
nav ul {
  font: medium sans-serif;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0;
  list-style-type: none;
  border-top: 4px solid;
}
nav li {
  display: inline-block;
  border-left: 4px solid transparent;
  border-right: 4px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 4px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 0 0 1em 1em;
  padding: 0 1em 1em;
  position: relative;
  top: 1em;
}
nav li:before,
nav li:after {
  display: none;
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1em;
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  margin-top: -4px;
}
nav li:before {
  right: 100%;
  border-top: 4px solid;
  border-right: 4px solid;
  border-top-right-radius: 1em;
}
nav li:after {
  left: 100%;
  border-top: 4px solid;
  border-left: 4px solid;
  border-top-left-radius: 1em;
}
nav li:hover {
  border-color: initial;
}
nav li:hover:before,
nav li:hover:after {
  display: block;
}

<nav>
  <ul>
    <li>Home</li>
    <li>Random</li>
    <li>Blog</li>
    <li>About us</li>
    <li>Contact Us</li>
  </ul>
</nav>