drop cap
Oversized opening letter
A drop cap is an oversized initial letter at the beginning of a text block, typically extending several lines deep into the paragraph.
Used in books, magazines, and formal documents to mark chapter openings or section breaks: The drop cap added elegance to the manuscript's first page.
Short for dropped capital.
Name's opening letter
- letterformA character's visual structure
- glyphVisual form of character
- ascenderOne moving upward
- descenderLetter part below baseline
serif · swash · typeface · majuscule · baseline · ligature · kerning · tracking
Made visible by light
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- scribeManual document copier
uncial · codex · calligraphy · gold leaf · miniature · inhabited · Book of Kells · monastic
To grow vigorously
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
acanthus · gilded · decorative border · vignette · foliate · interlace · knotwork · zoomorphic
Division of a book
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- openingGap or start
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- indentText set inward
alignment · margin · gutter · folio · body text · page layout · spread · column
Printing from raised surfaces
- typesettingArranging text for print
- composingCreating musical works
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
metal type · Gutenberg · incunabula · compositor · chase · impression · proof · woodcut
initial
Name's opening letter
- letterformA character's visual structure
- glyphVisual form of character
- ascenderOne moving upward
descender · serif · swash · typeface · majuscule · baseline · ligature · kerning · tracking · leading
illuminated
Made visible by light
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
scribe · uncial · codex · calligraphy · gold leaf · miniature · inhabited · Book of Kells · monastic · medieval
flourish
To grow vigorously
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
arabesque · acanthus · gilded · decorative border · vignette · foliate · interlace · knotwork · zoomorphic · grotesque
chapter
Division of a book
indent · alignment · margin · gutter · folio · body text · page layout · spread · column · justified
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- typesettingArranging text for print
- composingCreating musical works
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
woodblock · metal type · Gutenberg · incunabula · compositor · chase · impression · proof · woodcut · engraving
- document partstitle, page, paragraph, sentence, chapter
- illustrationsillustration, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs
- book artillustration, book covers, frontispiece, book cover art, cover art
- capitalizationuppercase, lowercase, title case, sentence case, mixed case
- desktop publishinglayout, typography, typesetting, font, fonts
- letteringlettering styles, letterforms, calligraphy, hand lettering, handwriting
drop capheader
Top line of document
running head · body text · plain text · small caps · subhead
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