[Tex/LaTex] Starting a paragraph with a big letter

lettrine

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I want to type my thesis with this style. How can I do this in latex?

Best Answer

With the lettrine package and some enhancements.

MWE:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lettrine}

\begin{document}
\lettrine[findent=2pt]{\fbox{\textbf{T}}}{ }his thesis deals with some aspects of the Hamiltonian 
formulation of quantum field theory, in particular light-front Hamiltonian field theory. 
Light-front Hamiltonian field theory\dots
\end{document} 

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