Typography and Text Effects

Exhibition note drop cap layout

Complete a drop cap layout in an exhibition caption scenario: with real content, interactive controls, clear state feedback, and responsive layouts across sizes.

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    <header class="mast"><div><span class="eyebrow">dark-neon / Drop Cap Layout / INTERMEDIATE</span><h1>Exhibition note drop cap layout</h1><p class="intro">Complete a drop cap layout in an exhibition caption scenario: with real content, interactive controls, clear state feedback, and responsive layouts across sizes.</p></div><span class="scenario">Exhibition Notes</span></header>
    <div class="composition-deck"><div class="deck-bar"><span>CONTROL DECK · 04</span><span>Drop Cap Layout</span><span class="deck-lights" aria-hidden="true"><i></i><i></i><i></i></span></div><section class="demo" aria-label="Exhibition Caption Drop Cap Layout Interactive Area"><div class="workflow-compare"><form id="workflowCompareControls" class="compare-controls"><fieldset><legend>Reference Channel</legend><label><input type="radio" name="workflowChannel" value="A" checked>A · Concise description</label><label><input type="radio" name="workflowChannel" value="B">B · Academic Notes</label></fieldset><label>Reading Duration Weight<input id="workflowCompareWeight" type="range" min="10" max="90" value="50"><output id="workflowCompareWeightValue">50 minutes</output></label><label><input id="workflowCompareFreeze" type="checkbox">Freeze current version</label><button id="workflowCompareCapture" class="action primary" type="button">Sample and save notes</button><ol id="workflowCompareShelf" aria-label="Version Sampling Record"></ol></form><section class="compare-stage"><header><span class="eyebrow">Exhibition Notes COMPARE</span><h2>Dual-version comparison for the explanatory edition</h2><output id="workflowCompareLive">Version A waiting for sampling</output></header><section id="workflowCore" class="workflow-core compare-core" data-compare-channel="A" style="--compare-split:50%"><!-- 11DZ_CORE_START:typography-text-drop-cap --><div class="drop-cap-lab"><aside class="drop-cap-controls panel"><span class="eyebrow">DROP CAP</span><h2>Drop Cap Layout</h2><label>Drop cap lines <input id="dropRows" type="range" min="2" max="6" value="4" data-core-bridge="typography-text-drop-cap"><output id="dropRowsValue">4 line</output></label><div class="row" role="group" aria-label="Drop Cap Style"><button class="action drop-style is-active" type="button" data-drop-style="solid" aria-pressed="true">Solid</button><button class="action drop-style" type="button" data-drop-style="outline" aria-pressed="false">Outline</button></div></aside><article id="dropArticle" class="drop-article"><span>Exhibition Notes · EDITORIAL</span><h3>Build a reading rhythm from the very first character.</h3><p>The wind passes through the street corner, bringing the sound of paper and leaves. The drop cap turns the opening into a visual anchor, allowing readers to enter the story naturally without disrupting the semantic order of the paragraph itself.</p><p>On narrow screens, the layout tightens its margins, but the drop cap still keeps a clear relationship with the body baseline.</p></article></div><!-- 11DZ_CORE_END --></section></section></div><p id="status" class="status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p></section></div>
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