What is the large letter at the beginning of each chapter in a book called?

Answer 1

The letters at the beginning which are larger than the others? They're called an Initial. From Latin; initialis, "the start". They are just larger letters, sometimes they put drawing inside them.

This is completely wrong, and was totally unhelpful. I don't know if this is the official "Name" of the large capital letter that begins chapters, but in WORD it's called a Dropped Capital. or Dropcap. Word will automatically insert a drop cap into your paragraph if you click the insert tab, and under the text group pick Drop Cap.

Answer 2

The large letter at the beginning of each chapter in a book is called a drop cap or an initial cap. It is often used for decorative or stylistic purposes to enhance the design of the text.

Answer 3

Table of Contents is what the list of chapters at the front of a book is called.

Answer 4

Usually, near the front is the list of contents. A more detailed index is at the back.

Answer 5

The writer and the reader

Answer 6

preface

Answer 7

A list of topics and page numbers

(in the back of a book) is called..