How do I use Drop Cap Editorial in my project?

Copy the DropCapEditorialCard source code from https://opensourceui.in/components/drop-cap-editorial, add lib/cn.ts if needed, install clsx tailwind-merge and lucide-react, then import and render the component in your React or Next.js app.

Can I use Drop Cap Editorial in a commercial project?

Yes. Opensource UI is MIT licensed. You can use DropCapEditorialCard in personal and commercial projects without UI attribution.

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Drop Cap Editorial

Editorial quote block with a large drop-cap letter, body text, and author attribution. Magazine typography without opening InDesign.

Preview

DDesign systems thrive when typography, spacing, and imagery share one visual language. Every card should feel intentional.

Editorial team

Setup

How to use

Free for personal and commercial use. No UI attribution required. Include the MIT copyright notice when copying component source into your project. Read the MIT license.

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Run in your terminal:
$npm install clsx tailwind-merge lucide-react
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Copy lib/cn.ts below. Skip if you already have cn().
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Copy the code below and create components/text/drop-cap-editorial-card.tsx in your project.
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Import and render:
Example
import { DropCapEditorialCard } from "@/components/text/drop-cap-editorial-card";
<DropCapEditorialCard />

lib/cn.ts

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import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}

components/text/drop-cap-editorial-card.tsx

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"use client";
 
import { forwardRef, type ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from "react";
 
import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
import { Quote } from "lucide-react";
 
export type DropCapEditorialCardProps = Readonly<
  {
    dropCap?: string;
    body?: string;
    author?: string;
  } & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"div">
>;
 
// Production-ready Drop Cap Editorial component — styled with Tailwind CSS.
export const DropCapEditorialCard = forwardRef<
  HTMLDivElement,
  DropCapEditorialCardProps
>(
  (
    {
      className,
      dropCap = "D",
      body = "Design systems thrive when typography, spacing, and imagery share one visual language. Every card should feel intentional.",
      author = "Editorial team",
      ...props
    },
    ref,
  ) => (
    <div
      ref={ref}
      data-slot="drop-cap-editorial-card"
      className={cn(
        "w-64 border border-neutral-100 bg-white p-5 font-sans",
        className,
      )}
      {...props}
    >
      <Quote size={20} className="mb-3 text-neutral-300" />
      <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-neutral-700">
        <span className="float-left mt-0.5 mr-2 flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-neutral-900 font-serif text-2xl font-light text-white">
          {dropCap}
        </span>
        {body}
      </p>
      <p className="mt-4 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-neutral-400 uppercase">
        {author}
      </p>
    </div>
  ),
);
 
DropCapEditorialCard.displayName = "DropCapEditorialCard";

"use client"; import { forwardRef, type ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from "react"; import { cn } from "@/lib/cn"; import { Quote } from "lucide-react"; export type DropCapEditorialCardProps = Readonly< { dropCap?: string; body?: string; author?: string; } & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"div"> >; // Production-ready Drop Cap Editorial component — styled with Tailwind CSS. export const DropCapEditorialCard = forwardRef< HTMLDivElement, DropCapEditorialCardProps >( ( { className, dropCap = "D", body = "Design systems thrive when typography, spacing, and imagery share one visual language. Every card should feel intentional.", author = "Editorial team", ...props }, ref, ) => ( <div ref={ref} data-slot="drop-cap-editorial-card" className={cn( "w-64 border border-neutral-100 bg-white p-5 font-sans", className, )} {...props} > <Quote size={20} className="mb-3 text-neutral-300" /> <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-neutral-700"> <span className="float-left mt-0.5 mr-2 flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-neutral-900 font-serif text-2xl font-light text-white"> {dropCap} </span> {body} </p> <p className="mt-4 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-neutral-400 uppercase"> {author} </p> </div> ), ); DropCapEditorialCard.displayName = "DropCapEditorialCard";