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clarify language around ::first-letter
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they may include punctuation or a sequence of characters which
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are perceived by the user to be a single typographic unit.
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The <code>::first-letter</code> pseudo-element, as defined in [[SELECT]],
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can be used to select an <a>initial letter</a>.
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can be used to select the character(s) to be formatted as <a>initial letters</a>.
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Authors who need more control over which characters are included in an initial letter,
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or who want to apply initial-letter formatting to replaced elements or multiple words
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can also apply the 'initial-letter' property to the first inline-level child of a block container.
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can alternately apply the 'initial-letter' property to the first inline-level child of a block container.
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<div class="example">
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<pre>
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<h4 id="initial-letter-punctuation">Initial Letter Punctuation</h4>
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Since <code>::first-letter</code> selects punctuation before or after the first letter, these characters are included in the initial-letter.
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Since ''::first-letter'' selects punctuation before or after the first letter,
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these characters are included in the initial-letter when ''::first-letter'' is used.
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<figure>
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<img src="images/initial-letter-punctuation-quote.png" width="604"

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