Article Opener

About Article Opener

Kicker, headline and deck rise in order, the byline rules off, and the body typesets itself in columns behind a drop cap.

Part of Editorial Typography. Runs 6 seconds by default, exports in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5, as MP4 or transparent WebM up to 8K.

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