drop cap

English

drop cap L

Noun

drop cap (plural drop caps)

1. (typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.

Synonyms

• (large initial letter): initial, versal

Translations

large initial letter

• French: lettrine (fr) f
• Greek: αρχίγραμμα (el) n (archígramma), πρωτόγραμμα (el) n (protógramma)
• Hungarian: süllyesztett iniciálé
• Portuguese: capitular (pt) f, letra capital f
• Russian: бу́квица (ru) f (búkvica)
• Swedish: anfang (sv) n

See also

• Initial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia