Question

What is the default number of lines to drop for drop cap?

Answer 1

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➡️3 is the default number of lines to drop for drop cap.

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Answer 2

Drop caps are visible before a novel starts at the point above the first letter of the first word that meets above the first sentence and then falls to the fifth sentence.  

So, keeping the above facts in mind, the default number of lines to drop for drop cap is three (3)