NABI NOTE
Docs

Drop Cap ​

Place the first letter of a paragraph at a larger size and let the following lines flow beside it. This is paragraph-level formatting, so it is not applied to only part of a selected word.

The published view and editing view keep the same shape. While editing, the first letter is wrapped in a real element so caret and delete positions do not drift; that element is not included in the saved document content.

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Install
npm install nabi-note
Code
import {
  createNabiWith, mountSurface, mountToolbar, mountContextToolbar,
  mountHints, watchSettle, typefaceWing, alignWing, dropCapWing,
  mountViewTools,
} from 'nabi-note'

const selected = [
  typefaceWing,
  alignWing,
  dropCapWing,
]
const { nabi, registry } = createNabiWith(selected)

const root = document.querySelector('.nabi')!
const content = document.querySelector('.nabi-content')!

// The locale also sets the direction — Arabic and Urdu run right to left
mountSurface({ nabi, registry, root: content, locale: 'en' })

const settle = watchSettle(document, { surface: content })
const shared = { nabi, registry, surface: content, settle, locale: 'en' }
const toolbar = mountToolbar({ ...shared, root: document.querySelector('#toolbar')! })
const context = mountContextToolbar({ ...shared, root: document.querySelector('#context')! })
mountHints({ toolbar, context, root, surface: content })
// The preview and fullscreen buttons — they stand their own box at the end of the row
mountViewTools({ ...shared, root, container: document.querySelector('#toolbar')! })

// on every change — hook up your own code here
// nabi.onChange(() => user_callback(nabi.getHtml()))
ts
const selected = wings().use('dc').build()

CSS Styles ​

The published view and editing view use different selectors for the first letter. The published view uses [data-nabi-dropcap="1"]::first-letter, while the editing view uses the real element [data-nabi-dropcap-letter]. When changing visible values such as color, font, or size, write both selectors together so editing and published output look the same.

css
.article-body:not(.nabi-editing) [data-nabi-dropcap="1"]::first-letter,
.nabi-content.nabi-editing [data-nabi-dropcap-letter] {
  color: var(--nabi-accent);
  font-family: var(--nabi-font-serif);
}

If you change size and line height, apply the same values to both selectors.

css
.article-body:not(.nabi-editing) [data-nabi-dropcap="1"]::first-letter,
.nabi-content.nabi-editing [data-nabi-dropcap-letter] {
  font-size: 5.5em;
  line-height: .85;
}

Drop caps calculate the line flow around the first letter, so changing only one side or making the values too large can break the WYSIWYG shape. Still avoid adding a new ::first-letter rule to the editor. In the editor, style only the existing [data-nabi-dropcap-letter].