What is Initial?
In a written or published work, an '''initial''' or '''drop cap''' is a letter at the beginning of a word, a [[chapter (books)|chapter]], or a [[paragraph]] that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is comes from the [[Latin]] ''initialis'', which means ''standing at the beginning''. An initial is often several lines in height and in older books or manuscripts. In some cases a name or title can be long so the initials would shorten them. Examples include: [[John F. Kennedy|JFK]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|FDR]], [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|AOC]], [[The Dark Knight (movie)|TDK]], [[New York City|NYC]], [[United States|USA]], [[Keeping Up with the Kardashians|KUWTK]], [[European Union|EU]], etc. ==Related pages== * [[Abbreviation]] ==Other websites== {{commons category|Initials}} * [http://www.typolis.de Typolis.de] * [http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/illuminit.htm Types of illuminated initials] in the Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture * [https://ornamento.ucd.ie/ Ornamento] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125121700/https://ornamento.ucd.ie/ |date=2020-11-25 }} Ornamento contains close to a quarter of a million ornate letters, ornaments, borders, musical notation, diagrams, and illustrations drawn from Iberian print before 1701. * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bookhistorian/ Initials and Ornaments] by [https://www.flickr.com/people/bookhistorian/ Book Historian] on Flickr.com * [http://www.reusableart.com/alphabets_letters/ Alphabets & Letters] at Reusableart.com {{stub}} [[Category:Typography]]