initial-letter-align
Quick Summary for initial-letter-align
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Code Usage for initial-letter-align
/* Keyword values */ initial-letter-align: auto; initial-letter-align: alphabetic; initial-letter-align: hanging; initial-letter-align: ideographic; /* Global values */ initial-letter-align: inherit; initial-letter-align: initial; initial-letter-align: revert; initial-letter-align: unset; More Details for initial-letter-align
initial-letter-align
Experimental: This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The initial-letter-align CSS property specifies the alignment of initial letters within a paragraph.
/* Keyword values */ initial-letter-align: auto; initial-letter-align: alphabetic; initial-letter-align: hanging; initial-letter-align: ideographic; /* Global values */ initial-letter-align: inherit; initial-letter-align: initial; initial-letter-align: revert; initial-letter-align: unset; Syntax
One of the keyword values listed below.
Values
auto The user agent selects the value which corresponds to the language of the text. Western languages would default to alphabetic, CJK languages to ideographic, and some Indic languages to hanging.
alphabetic As described above, the cap height of the initial letter aligns with the cap height of the first line of text. The baseline of the initial letter aligns with the baseline of the Nth text baseline.
hanging The hanging baseline of the initial letter aligns with the hanging baseline of the first line of text.
ideographic The initial letter is centered in the N-line area.
Formal definition
| Initial value | auto |
|---|---|
| Applies to | ::first-letter pseudo-elements and inline-level first child of a block container |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
[ auto | alphabetic | hanging | ideographic ]
Examples
Aligning initial letter
HTML<p class="auto ">Initial letter - auto</p> <p class="alphabetic">Initial letter - alphabetic</p> <p class="hanging">Initial letter - hanging</p> <p class="ideographic">Initial letter - ideographic</p> .auto::first-letter { -webkit-initial-letter-align: auto; initial-letter-align: auto; } .alphabetic::first-letter { -webkit-initial-letter-align: alphabetic; initial-letter-align: alphabetic; } .hanging::first-letter { -webkit-initial-letter-align: hanging; initial-letter-align: hanging; } .ideographic::first-letter { -webkit-initial-letter-align: ideographic; initial-letter-align: ideographic; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Inline Layout Module Level 3 # aligning-initial-letter |
initial-letter Drop caps in CSS Last modified: Jan 19, 2022, by MDN contributors
