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Drop those big letters onto the page. Learn how to create and finetune dropped, raised, or adjacent initial caps.

Adjacent Caps Work Well in Empty Columns

Adjacent caps are a style of initial cap that work well in designs with extra large margins.

Drop Caps - Finetuning Initial Caps for Better Text Appearance

A frequent complaint from readers is that initial caps make it harder to read the text. The size, position, or type used for the initial caps makes the word it goes with more difficult to decipher. Learn how to adjust initial caps for best appearance and readability.

Drop the Quote Mark with Initial Caps

Setting type with an opening quote and want to use an initial cap? Try this.

Dropped or Drop Caps are Familiar Attention-Getters

The dropped cap or drop cap is the most widely used style of initial caps.

Make Drop Caps Bigger, Bolder

Don't use wimpy initial caps.

Raised Caps Easy to Create

Of the three main styles of initial caps, raised caps are the simplest to create and format.
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