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<span style="float:left; font-size: | <span style="float:left; font-size:90px; line-height:70px; padding-top:3px; padding-right:2px; font-family: serif;">{{{1|}}}</span><noinclude> | ||
<span style="float:left; font-size: | <span style="float:left; font-size:90px; line-height:70px; padding-top:3px; padding-right:2px; font-family: serif;">T</span>his template is used to format the first letter of a paragraph (or first word, should you choose to use more than one letter as a parameter) so that it's a "drop cap", ie, an extra-large letter that hangs down so that the rest of the text flows around it. This is a popular decoration for the first paragraph of a story, or the first paragraph of a chapter in the case of very long stories. The template doesn't work so well if you use it in the middle of a paragraph. It's very simple to use, the main reason why this documentation is so long is to provide an example of what the template looks like using a lengthy paragraph to ensure that there are enough lines. | ||
To use this template, do the following: | To use this template, do the following: | ||
Latest revision as of 02:29, 8 August 2007
This template is used to format the first letter of a paragraph (or first word, should you choose to use more than one letter as a parameter) so that it's a "drop cap", ie, an extra-large letter that hangs down so that the rest of the text flows around it. This is a popular decoration for the first paragraph of a story, or the first paragraph of a chapter in the case of very long stories. The template doesn't work so well if you use it in the middle of a paragraph. It's very simple to use, the main reason why this documentation is so long is to provide an example of what the template looks like using a lengthy paragraph to ensure that there are enough lines.
To use this template, do the following:
{{dropcap|F}}irst line of the story.
Don't put a space between the end of the template and the rest of the word.