Drop Caps

cybergonsa · 10-10-2025, 05:03 AM

Hi,

I'm a recent user of Koreader and still learning how all this great software works.
I noticed that I couldn't make Drop Caps work. In the epub, when opening in Calibre, we can see the drop caps and also when pushing the file and opening it in Kindle, it also works. But in Koreader, even with Embedded Fonts enabled and Ignore publisher fonts disabled, still can't see it.
Does Koreader support this? Or am I doing something wrong?

jonnyl · 10-10-2025, 07:36 AM

It's likely the :first-letter tag, which is currently not supported.

See: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/9142

JSWolf · 10-10-2025, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyl

It's likely the :first-letter tag, which is currently not supported.

See: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/9142

The :first-letter tag should never be used. It should always be a span for the greatest compatibility.

cybergonsa · 10-10-2025, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The :first-letter tag should never be used. It should always be a span for the greatest compatibility.

So this feature will never be implemented?

JSWolf · 10-10-2025, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybergonsa

So this feature will never be implemented?

Never say never. But some programs don't support :first anything. So that's why a span is best because it works where :first does not.

cybergonsa · 03-26-2026, 06:38 AM

I noticed that in the last update Drop caps are finally working!
I'm so happy!

Thank you Koreader team.

10-10-2025, 05:03 AM	#1
cybergonsa Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Portugal Device: Kindle 11th Gen	Drop Caps Hi, I'm a recent user of Koreader and still learning how all this great software works. I noticed that I couldn't make Drop Caps work. In the epub, when opening in Calibre, we can see the drop caps and also when pushing the file and opening it in Kindle, it also works. But in Koreader, even with Embedded Fonts enabled and Ignore publisher fonts disabled, still can't see it. Does Koreader support this? Or am I doing something wrong? Attached Thumbnails

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jonnyl Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 53122 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Likebook Mars	It's likely the :first-letter tag, which is currently not supported. See: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/9142

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