Drop caps are usually used in desktop publishing, the first letter of a paragraph is enlarged to drop down 2 or more lines. Update: To make it work in IE6, the first letter needs to be wrapped in a span. IE6 Example

Markup
<p class="drop">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, 
    sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 
    Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
    nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in 
    reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</p>

CSS
.drop:first-letter { 
    font-size: 4.2em;
    float: left;
    line-height: 0.6em;
    margin: 0.13em 0.13em 0.13em 0;
}

Example

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

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