<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> <html> <head> <title>::first-line pseudo-element</title> <style type="text/css">p:first-line { background-color : lime } </style> <link rel="first" href="css3-modsel-1.html" title="Groups of selectors"> <link rel="prev" href="css3-modsel-37.html" title=":only-of-type pseudo-class"> <link rel="next" href="css3-modsel-39.html" title="::first-letter pseudo-element"> <link rel="last" href="css3-modsel-d5e.html" title="NEGATED :indeterminate with :checked"> <link rel="up" href="./index.html"> <link rel="top" href="../../index.html"> </head> <body> <p>This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background. This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background. This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background. This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background. This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background. This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background. This very long paragraph should have a first line with green background.</p> </body> </html>