--- title: Day 86: the initial-letter property | daily.dev description: The CSS `initial-letter` property controls the size and sink of drop caps (initial letters) in text. It accepts two arguments: the first sets how many lines... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/day-86-the-initial-letter-property-v63gn63a9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Day 86: the initial-letter property | daily.dev og:description: The CSS `initial-letter` property controls the size and sink of drop caps (initial letters) in text. It accepts two arguments: the first sets how many lines... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/day-86-the-initial-letter-property-v63gn63a9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/V63Gn63A9.png og:image:alt: Day 86: the initial-letter property og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Day 86: the initial-letter property **[Manuel Matuzović](https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The CSS `initial-letter` property controls the size and sink of drop caps (initial letters) in text. It accepts two arguments: the first sets how many lines the letter occupies, and the second (optional) sets how many lines it sinks. A second value of 1 creates a raised initial, while values greater than 1 create a sunken initial. Currently only supported in Safari with a `-webkit-` prefix, but Chromium support is coming soon. Using `@supports` is recommended for progressive enhancement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Setting type like a printed page](https://daily.dev/posts/setting-type-like-a-printed-page-z83t7dy2y) · Creative Design Technologist · 9 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/day-86-the-initial-letter-property-v63gn63a9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Day 86: the initial-letter property","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/day-86-the-initial-letter-property-v63gn63a9","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/day-86-the-initial-letter-property-v63gn63a9"},"datePublished":"2026-06-22T14:41:55.268Z","dateModified":"2026-06-22T14:42:12.673Z","description":"The CSS `initial-letter` property controls the size and sink of drop caps (initial letters) in text. It accepts two arguments: the first sets how many lines...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6c2ec7e16246cab8febdc138061f4d39?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6c2ec7e16246cab8febdc138061f4d39?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Manuel Matuzović","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Manuel Matuzović","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--EstFG5yE--/f_auto,q_auto/v1782139307/logos/matuzo","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/day-86-the-initial-letter-property-v63gn63a9","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"css","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Manuel Matuzović","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Day 86: the initial-letter property"}]} ```