drop cap

English

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 German: Initiale (de) f, Kapitale (de) 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