initial letter
First alphabet mark
The initial letter of a word or name is its first letter.
In typography, an initial letter (or simply an initial) is an enlarged decorative letter at the beginning of a chapter or paragraph, often elaborately ornamented in medieval manuscripts: The initial letter was gilded in gold leaf.
People's initials are the first letters of their names.
- firstPosition number one
- beginningInitial stage of something
- startTo set going
- first namePersonal name, not surname
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
alphabet · capital · upper case · opening · A · drop cap · illuminated manuscript · calligraphy · signature · inscription · embossed · engraved · ornate · gilded · serif · font · typeface · header
- crosswordsacross, cryptic, acrostic, clues, codeword
- capitalizationuppercase, lowercase, caps, title case, sentence case
- illuminationillumination, illuminated manuscripts, illuminators, miniature, rubrics
- book artillustration, book covers, frontispiece, book cover art, cover art
- key accessorieskey ring, key fob, key chain, split ring, key holder
- manuscriptscodex, codices, folio, folios, papyri
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