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Creating a drop cap using a CSS pseudo-element

 
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  <title>Creating a drop cap using a CSS pseudo-element</title>
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h1+p:first-letter {
    float: left;
    font-size: 3em;
    line-height: 1.0em;
    margin-top: -3px;
    margin-right: 0.15em;
    }    
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    <h1>Article heading</h1>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed aliquet elementum erat. Integer diam mi, venenatis non, cursus a, hendrerit at, mi. Morbi risus mi, tincidunt ornare, tempus ut, eleifend nec, risus.</p>
    <p>Quisque faucibus lorem eget sapien. In urna sem, vehicula ut, mattis et, venenatis at, velit. Ut sodales lacus sed eros. Pellentesque tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>
    <h2>Curabitur sit amet risus</h2>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed aliquet elementum erat. Integer diam mi, venenatis non, cursus a, hendrerit at, mi. Morbi risus mi, tincidunt ornare, tempus ut, eleifend nec, risus.</p>
    <p>Quisque faucibus lorem eget sapien. In urna sem, vehicula ut, mattis et, venenatis at, velit. Ut sodales lacus sed eros. Pellentesque tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>
    <h3>Praesent rutrum</h3>
    <p>Nam scelerisque dignissim quam. Ut bibendum enim in orci. Vivamus ligula nunc, dictum a, tincidunt in, dignissim ac, odio.</p>
    <h3>Habitant morbid</h3>
    <p>Nam scelerisque dignissim quam. Ut bibendum enim in orci. Vivamus ligula nunc, dictum a, tincidunt in, dignissim ac, odio.</p>
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