::first-line Pseudo-Element Example

Here is the code.

In the document head or the style sheet.

div.firstLineExample::first-line {
					color : purple ;
			    		background-color: yellow ;
					font-weight: bold ;
					font-style: italic ;
}

In the HTML body

<div class="firstLineExample">
				In the Beginning, God created the heavens and the earth
				<br>
				And the earth was without form...
</div>