I don't see why you set the width to such a large value, but anyway, by CSS specifications, only a certain set of properties have an effect on a
:first-letter pseudo-element, and width and height are not among them. Besides, you would need to write a separate CSS-rule for each initial letter, so it would not be essentially less awkward than the old HTML way <p><img alt="A" src="capA.gif">n interesting story...</p> -- Jukka My width value was temporary while I was trying different things out. On the page in question there was only one paragraph that I wanted a drop cap on. Christian Z. ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
