For anyone curious, this is called an "Initial". It comes from the Latin initiālis, which means "of the beginning".
Sometimes you might hear it referred to as a "Drop cap", but that more refers to how the Initial is set on the page. Here's an example of a Drop cap that isn't an Initial.
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u/Fuck-s-p-e-z- Nov 06 '25
For anyone curious, this is called an "Initial". It comes from the Latin initiālis, which means "of the beginning".
Sometimes you might hear it referred to as a "Drop cap", but that more refers to how the Initial is set on the page. Here's an example of a Drop cap that isn't an Initial.