CSS :first-lineSelectors
Complete CSS Selector Reference Manual
Example
The style for the first line of each <p> element:
p:first-line
{
background-color:yellow;
}
{
background-color:yellow;
}
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Definition and Usage
The :first-line selector is used to specify the style of the first line of the selector.
Note:The :first-line selector can use the following properties:
- font properties
- color properties
- background properties
- word-spacing
- letter-spacing
- text-decoration
- vertical-align
- text-transform
- line-height
- clear
Note:The "first-line" selector applies to block-level elements.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports the property.
| Selectors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ::first-line | 1.0 | 9.0 Partial from 5.5 |
1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 Partial from 3.5 |
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