::first-letter pseudo-element with ::before pseudo-elementDaniel GlazmanIan HicksonCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next ::first-letter pseudo-element Previous ::first-letter pseudo-element Test # 45 of 271 of the static tests category Testing ::first-letter pseudo-element with ::before pseudo-element ID 39a Date 2002-01-01 Revision 1.0
his very long paragraph should
have a big first letter T 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 T with a green background.</p>