Lettrine – Typeset dropped capitals

The lettrine package supports various dropped capitals styles, typically those described in the French typographic books. In particular, it has facilities for the paragraph text’s left edge to follow the outline of capitals that have a regular shape (such as A and V).

Quellen	`/macros/latex/contrib/lettrine`
Dokumentation	README.md Package documentation Package examples (Arabic) Package examples (French) Package examples (German)
Version	2.83 2025-12-06
Lizenzen	The LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c
Copyright	1999–2025 Daniel Flipo
Betreuer	Daniel Flipo
Enthalten in	TeX Live als lettrine MiKTeX als lettrine
Themen	Tagged PDF – kompatibel ohne Einschränkungen Lettrine