Version 5.7.12

# `Initial`

since version 2.9.7

Make some letters appear in a larger font at the beginning of the paragraph.

## Child elements

`Value`

## Parent elements

`Case`, `ForAll`, `Loop`, `Otherwise`, `Paragraph`, `Until`, `While`

## Attributes

`color` (text, optional, since version 2.9.0)
  Set the color of the initial. Defaults to black.
`fontfamily` (text, optional)
  Choose the font family. Only “Regular” shape is used at the moment.
`padding-bottom` (length, optional, since version 4.1.25)
  Insert space bottom of the initial.
`padding-left` (length, optional)
  Insert space left of the initial.
`padding-right` (length, optional)
  Insert space right of the initial.
`padding-top` (length, optional, since version 4.1.25)
  Insert space top of the initial.

## Example

    <Textblock>
      <Paragraph>
        <Initial fontfamily="Large" padding-right="2pt">
          <Value select="'A'"/>
        </Initial>
        <Value>certain king had a beautiful garden,
        and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden
        apples.</Value>
      </Paragraph>
    </Textblock>

## Info

Make sure you set the font face for the surrounding Paragraph to get the spacing right (it defaults to text).

#### On this page