::first-letter pseudo-element with ::before pseudo-elementDaniel GlazmanIan HicksonCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next ::first-letter pseudo-element with ::before pseudo-element Previous ::first-letter pseudo-element Test # 40 of 246 of the static tests category Testing ::first-letter pseudo-element with ::before pseudo-element ID 39a Date 1-january-2002 Revision 1.0
his very long paragraph should have a big first letter with a green background.
p:first-letter { background-color: lime; font-size: xx-large; }, p:before { background-color: red; content: 'T'; }
<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">his very long paragraph should have a big first letter with a green background.</p>