Modifying First-Letter and First-Line TextYou can style the first letter of text (a drop cap) and the first line of text using the pseudo element selectors. You haven't seen these yet, so here's a look: :first-line :first-letter These get attached to the element to which you'd like the style to apply (see Example 9-9). Example 9-9. Using pseudo element selectors to stylep:first-line {font-weight: bold; color: #333;} p:first-letter {font-style: italic; color: #999;} In Figure 9-16, I've applied these styles to text. Figure 9-16. Using pseudo element selectors to create first-line and first-letter styles. |