This video tutorial shows how to style the first line of each paragraph.
In the text you are reading now I used the following HTML and CSS:

HTML:
<p class="firstline"> This video tutorial shows how to style the first line of each paragraph. <br /> In the text you are reading now I used the following HTML and CSS: </p>

CSS:
.firstline:first-line { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFFFFF; font-style: oblique; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: blink; background-color: #020aa4; width: 400px; }