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Creating a Drop Cap in the Blog Template

Just thought I would share what worked for me for those looking to do the same thing.

Add to your CSS file.

/* Drop Cap */ .entry > p:first-of-type::first-letter { color: #A52A2A; float: left; font-size: 3em; margin: .1em .1em .1em .1em; line-height: 0.85; }


10 days ago, 2 replies   Edit question

Thanks. You can use the initial-letter property to make it even simpler, but not sure about all browsers support. https://drafts.csswg.org/css-inline/#sizing-drop-initials

Answered 11 days ago · Edit answer

Looks like Firefox is the only browser that does not support it.

For those wondering how that code would look like...

/* Drop Cap */ .entry > p:first-of-type::first-letter { initial-letter: 2 drop; color: #A52A2A; }

I have noticed using the initial-letter: psuedo can cause some funky formatting hence why I used my first code snippet.

Answered 10 days ago · Edit answer