The CSS ::first-line pseudo-element helps us style first line of an element
The following examples illustrate CSS ::first-line pseudo-element.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
text-align: center;
background-color: darkorchid;
}
::first-line {
font-size: 2em;
color: black;
font-weight: bold;
text-shadow: 0 -10px grey;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<article>
<p>Donec rutrum a erat vitae interdum. </p>
<p> Donec suscipit orci sed arcu cursus imperdiet. Duis consequat aliquet leo, quis aliquam ex vehicula in. Vivamus placerat tincidunt hendrerit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque semper ex eget nulla consectetur varius. Integer a dolor leo. Donec semper ligula ac consequat scelerisque.</p>
</article>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following result −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
article {
text-align: center;
}
::first-line {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 13px orchid;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<article>
<h2>Donec rutrum a erat vitae interdum. </h2>
<p> Donec suscipit orci sed arcu cursus imperdiet. Duis consequat aliquet leo, quis aliquam ex
vehicula in. Vivamus placerat tincidunt hendrerit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit. Quisque semper ex eget nulla consectetur varius. Integer a dolor leo. Donec
semper ligula ac consequat scelerisque.</p>
<p>Vivamus placerat tincidunt hendrerit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
elit. Quisque semper ex eget nulla consectetur varius. Integer a dolor leo.</p>
</article>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following result −
