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By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com

:first-letter Description:

The :first-letter pseudo-element allows you to define styles for the first letter of an element.

:first-letter Web Browser Support:
:first-letter in CSS Versions:
:first-letter Examples:

Make the font size large for the first letter of every paragraph

<style>
p:first-letter { font-size:large; }
</style>
:first-letter Special Notes:
  • You can use this to create drop-caps and other fancy typography.
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