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first-line

The :first-line pseudo-element allows you to change the first line of a block of text. For example:

p:first-line {font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; color: blue}

Some newspaper articles do this. They might, for example, print the first line in capitals and in bold.

Not all browsers support this property; Internet Explorer 5.5 does but earlier versions do not.

You should also note that only certain properties apply to first-line. You can use font properties, color properties, background properties, word-spacing, letter-spacing, text-decoration, vertical-align, line-height, text-shadow and clear.