Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide

Name

:first-line — IE4 N/N | IE5 N/Y | NN4 N/N | Op3 Y/-

Synopsis

Applies styles to the first line of an element. The styles are applied even if the window is resized; the text is simply restyled to encompass only the first line of the element.

Example

P:first-line {color: red;}
    <P>The first line of this paragraph is red. blah blah blah...</P>

Values

n/a

Default

n/a

Inherited

yes

Applies to

block