Enhancing text presentation
In the realm of web typography, recent CSS advancements have introduced exciting enhancements that improve text presentation and readability. Among these innovations are the initial-letter property and the text-wrap: balance feature, which provide designers with powerful tools to refine the visual impact and flow of textual content. This section explores these new features, demonstrating how they enhance the aesthetic and functional aspects of text on the web, enabling more engaging and polished designs. Let’s start with the initial-letter property, which enhances control over the :first-letter pseudo-class.
Understanding the initial-letter property
The initial-letter CSS property is an experimental feature that allows precise styling of dropped, raised, and sunken initial letters defined by the :first-letter pseudo-class. It uses two values: the first specifies the number of lines the initial letter will span vertically, and the second represents...
