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Originally Posted by Doitsu

There's a new initial-letter CSS rule that'll make creating drop caps much easier.

For example:

Spoiler:

h1 + p::first-letter {
  -webkit-initial-letter: 2;
  initial-letter: 2;
  margin-right: 0.2em;
  color: red;
}

One minor nit is that if you have any text between the h1 header and the paragraph where you want the drop cap, it will receive the drop cap instead.

<h1 class="whatever">Prologue</h1>
<p class="dateline">London, Sept. 17, 1940</p>
<p>As the air raid sirens screamed, Martin headed down the stairs to the cellar.</p>