Title: Dropcap Shortcode
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Dropcap Shortcode

 *  Resolved [ejwickes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ejwickes/)
 * (@ejwickes)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropcap-shortcode/)
 * Getting frustrated…
    Using 2014 template. Why is the drop cap code’s default 
   setting so complex? Red background with white typography and text shadow? And
   trying to find the same code anywhere that matches elements view is frustrating.
   Opened CSS for drop cap plug in and nowhere is “background-color” or “text shadow”
   code anywhere to be found to adjust or turn off, set to 0, whatever.
 * Can I just get a simple plain black font drop cap with no background color, text
   shadow or any other embellishments without jumping through flaming hoops? Any
   changes that I was able to make in the plug in CSS didn’t update any changes 
   at all. What am I doing wrong?
    It says it lives in integrity lite CSS? Can’t
   find it anywhere in 2014.
 * Thank you for any advice. The programmer’s logic defeats me here.
    Any advice
   would be greatly appreciated. I’m a rookie. The example in question is
 * [http://themetamodern.com/?page_id=42](http://themetamodern.com/?page_id=42)[](http://themetamodern.com/?page_id=42)
 * Thank you in advance for any input or suggestions,
    Eric [ejwickes@hotmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropcap-shortcode/ejwickes@hotmail.com?output_format=md)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/drop-caps/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/drop-caps/)

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 *  Thread Starter [ejwickes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ejwickes/)
 * (@ejwickes)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropcap-shortcode/#post-5117718)
 * Okay!
    Had the first instructional text offered to me been simply stated, i.e:[
   T]his is how to get a basic drop cap in short code, instead of five tutorials
   telling me to get short code:[drop-cap]blah[/drop-cap] and bringing up already
   stylized text, maybe I could have figured this out days ago.
 * Problem solved!

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropcap-shortcode/#post-5117718)
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