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How To Create a Stylish Drop Cap Effect with CSS3

by Jennifer Perrin

HTML

<div>
    <p>You either die a hero or You live long enough to see yourself become the villain.</p>
</div>

CSS

body, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, ul, ol, li, dl, dt, dd, img, form, fieldset, input, textarea, blockquote {
    margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0;
}

body {
    font-family: "Chunk", Sans-Serif; color: #fff;
    background: #566074 url(bg.png); 
}

@font-face {
    font-family: Chunk;
    src: url("Chunk.ttf") format("truetype");
}

div {
    width: 730px; margin: 150px auto;
}

p { 
    font-size: 50px; line-height: 80px;
    text-transform: uppercase; 
    text-shadow: 10px 10px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
}
    p:first-child:first-letter {
        font-size: 160px; float: left; margin: 20px 20px 0 0;  line-height: 0.8;
        text-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #566074, 7px 7px 0 #fff;
    }