Initial Letters
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Strizver, Ilene
Upper and lowercase Magazine
2001

Abstract:

Want to get your text off to a great start? Try using initial letters. An initial letter (or initial cap, as they are also called) is an enlarged letter that is used as the first character of a paragraph. It can sit above, below, to the left of, or even behind the body text, and can be set in a contrasting weight, style or color.