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This is a basic introduction to the ::first-letter pseudo-element CSS selector. This document is meant to be a starting point and should be added to/expounded on.
P.S. I tried submitting a doc for the ::before selector, but apparently, it was already created, however, it's nowhere to be found in this directory (css/selectors/pseudo/). I wonder if a consolidation is in order 😛.
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First-Letter
The ::first-letter CSS pseudo-element styles the first letter of a slected HTML element.
General Syntax:
::first-letter
Example
/* First letter of every paragraph is set to 50px */
p::first-letter {
font-size: 50px;
}
More Examples
A great example of a practical use case is if you wanted to make make the first letter in a paragraph large or decorative (commonly known as drop caps).
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.drop-caps::first-letter {
background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #85144b4f, #85144b4f 10px, #fff 10px, #fff 20px);
border: 2px solid;
color: #85144b;
float: left;
font-family: 'Times New Roman';
font-size: 100px;
line-height: 80px;
margin-right: 10px;
padding: 4px;
}