What is a drop cap?

mattlaclear

15 years ago

Is it similar to 'bust a cap'?

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Cam Connor

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The Niche Man

Anyone know what a drop cap is?

It's a capital letter at the beginning of a chapter or on a website that drops down like 3-4 lines.

This draws your reader to the first letter of your copy, and then gently moves them into reading the rest of your copy. It definitely helps to increase readership. :-) I've used this technique with just about all my clients. It works.

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patey88

15 years ago

Like this example here: Stu Nicholls | CSSplay | Drop capitals

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tiwi

15 years ago

Thanks a lot for the example patey88, makes it easier to understand ^^..

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uswah

15 years ago

in desktop publishing, the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to "drop" down two or more lines, as in the next paragraph. Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of novels

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The Copy Nazi

Banned 15 years ago

There's this marvellous new tool on the market - called "Google". You just enter your enquiry - like "what is a drop cap?" - in inverted commas - and it gives you the answer - instantly.

That's going to revolutionize everything, I think.

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Doceye

15 years ago

Copy Nazi,

Go easy, bro. Niche man was probably looking for a bit more "inside" elucidation than the big "G" could deliver. And what the sam heck is someone with Nazi in their name doing in Paris? I thought the Allies chased you guys out of there back in the Forties.

All in good fun, my man ... but, Jayzeus, be nice.

Doc

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The Copy Nazi

Banned 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Doceye

Copy Nazi,

Go easy, bro. Niche man was probably looking for a bit more "inside" elucidation than the big "G" could deliver. And what the sam heck is someone with Nazi in their name doing in Paris? I thought the Allies chased you guys out of there back in the Forties.

All in good fun, my man ... but, Jayzeus, be nice.

Doc

Rubbish. Theres MUCH more information on Google. For starters there's this beautiful site - Daily Drop Cap ...then there's a Wordpress plug-in to make drop caps -
WordPress › Drop Cap Shortcode « WordPress Plugins and then Microsoft shows you how to do it in Word - How To Article: Drop Cap and that's just 3 entries on the first page - out of 445k results of a search in inverted commas of "drop cap".

BTW my branding has nothing to do with WWII and them there National Socialists...but everything to do with "The Soup Nazi". Google it.

And I don't do "nice" - I do "get a clue".

Pip pip...Tallyho.

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The Niche Man

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The Copy Nazi

There's this marvellous new tool on the market - called "Google". You just enter your enquiry - like "what is a drop cap?" - in inverted commas - and it gives you the answer - instantly.

That's going to revolutionize everything, I think.

Thanks for informing me about the revolutionary Google search, but when I asked the question I wasn't just looking for a generic Google definition.

I was also looking for a "Warrior" personal experience, example or explanation. Otherwise why don't we all just go to Google search instead of the Warrior Forum.

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The Copy Nazi

Banned 15 years ago

Originally Posted by The Niche Man

Thanks for informing me about the revolutionary Google search, but when I asked the question I wasn't just looking for a generic Google definition.

I was also looking for a "Warrior" personal experience, example or explanation. Otherwise why don't we all just go to Google search instead of the Warrior Forum.

Ah...well then you're asking the wrong question. If you'd asked "Does a drop cap improve readability" or "Does a drop cap on a salespage draw attention to the para?" or "Does a drop cap improve conversions when you use it in the para just before the buy button?" or even "Is there a Wordpress Plug-In for drop caps you recommend?" you might get some lively discussion.

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LiamElliott 15 years ago

Funny story, this post actually ranks on the first page in google for "what is a drop cap.
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LemonSqueezy

15 years ago

Originally Posted by the copy nazi

There's this marvellous new tool on the market - called "Google". You just enter your enquiry - like "what is a drop cap?" - in inverted commas - and it gives you the answer - instantly.

That's going to revolutionize everything, I think.

haha, very true.

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briancassingena

15 years ago

You know what? I like this thread. Because most people would just google something out of fear of looking stupid. Well done for asking mate, there's no such thing as a stupid question

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wilmath 15 years ago

Open Office has a drop cap command. You can access it through the format menu.

CorelDraw also has it
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