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Illuminated Drop Cap
A serif initial grows inside an ornamental frame whose double border draws itself while the corner diamonds pop. A gilded sheen sweeps the letter, then the opening lines fade in beside it one by one.
Also known as: drop cap animation, illuminated letter css, initial capital css animation, book typography animation.
W hen the press first woke, the whole town read by lamplight.
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- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.