:first-letter selector doesn't work for link

Question

The :first-letter pseudo-element selector works perfectly for a

element but not for links. This, for instance, has no effect:

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Answer 1

According to the W3 spec, the :first-letter pseudo-element only work for a block element, which a is not.

Oddly, *:first-letter caused the first letter to transform, at Chrome 14 and Firefox 3.6.23. Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/8W7FF/3/