gatsby-remark-dropcap

Gatsby.js Remark plugin wrapper for remark-dropcap.

Modifies the first letter of the first paragraph from your markdown, converting it into accessible, cross-browser Drop Cap typography markup.

Syntax

Input Markdown:

# Hello World
 
When in the course of human events.
 
Things go wild.

Output HTML:

<h1>Hello World</h1>
<p>
  <span aria-hidden="true">
    <span class="dropcap">W</span>hen
  </span>
  <span class="invisible">When</span>
  in the course of human events. 
</p>
<p>
  Things go wild.
</p>

Install

npm install --save gatsby-remark-dropcap

Usage

The following snippets are for the gatsby-config.js file.

Simple usage:

plugins: [
  {
    resolve: 'gatsby-transformer-remark',
    options: {
      plugins: [
        'gatsby-remark-dropcap'
      ]
    }
  }
]

Advanced usage, with options:

plugins: [
  {
    resolve: 'gatsby-transformer-remark',
    options: {
      plugins: [
        {
          resolve: 'gatsby-remark-dropcap',
          options: {
            dropcapClass:   'dropcap',
            invisibleClass: 'invisible'
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Styling

Example CSS classes to get you started:

.dropcap {
  color: red;
  float: left;
  font-size: 5rem;
  line-height: 3.5rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.5rem;
}
 
/* hide visually from eyes, but not aurally from screen readers */
.invisible {
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  top: auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

License

MIT

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