<html>
<head>
<style>
span
{
float:left;
width:0.7em;
font-size:400%;
font-family:algerian,courier;
line-height:80%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<span>T</span>his is some text.
This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
This is some text. This is some text. This is some text.
</p>
<p>
In the paragraph above, the first letter of the text is embedded in a span element.
The span element has a width that is 0.7 times the size of the current font.
The font-size of the span element is 400% (quite large) and the line-height is 80%.
The font of the letter in the span will be in "Algerian".
</p>
</body>
</html>