A decorated or otherwise distinguished first letter. A special case is colored initials. See also drop caps, single glyphs, mid-word style change. See initialisms/monograms for abbreviations using two or more initial letters.
Photo(s) by pilllpat (agence eureka) on Flickr.
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.
Contributed by Jorge Iván Moreno Majul
Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff
Contributed by Pierre Brossard
Contributed by Briar Levit
Contributed by Joel Benson
Contributed by TYPE01
Contributed by F37 Foundry
Contributed by P.R. Gramly
Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.
Contributed by james millner
Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter
Contributed by TypeMates
Contributed by Richard Lipton
Contributed by Frank E. Blokland
Contributed by Anna Giedryś
Photo(s) by Kirsten Solveig Schneider on Flickr.
Contributed by Nouvelle Noire
Photo(s) by Florian Hardwig on Flickr.
Contributed by Frode Helland (Monokrom Skriftforlag)
Contributed by Erik Spiekermann
Contributed by Production Type
Contributed by CAST
Contributed by R-Typography
Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center
Photo(s) by Sander Pedersen on Flickr.
Contributed by Dan Reynolds
Contributed by PampaType Team
Contributed by Chris Purcell
Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.
Contributed by Resistenza Type Foundry
Contributed by Nick Sherman
Contributed by D Jones