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April 4, 2012 01:16 am GMT

Drop Caps: Historical Use And Current Best Practices With CSS

The practice of using a large letter to mark the start of a text has been around for almost two thousand years. Illustrated caps increased usability by marking important passages and guiding readers through the text. Unlike their historic counterparts, drop caps on the Web dont add value in terms of usability or readabilityand they are hard for Web developers to control, often rendering differently across browsers.Yet, front-end designers and clients often want to use drop caps as decorative elements.

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