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.
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.
Table of Contents is what the list of chapters at the front of a book is called.
Usually, near the front is the list of contents. A more detailed index is at the back.
The writer and the reader
preface
A list of topics and page numbers
(in the back of a book) is called..
The first letter of a chapter is typically large and stylized to serve as a decorative element known as a drop cap. This design technique is used to visually emphasize the beginning of a new section or chapter and make it stand out to the reader. It helps to create a sense of importance and draw the reader's attention to the start of the text.
Wapati
Mediterranean Sea
Prushotam
Tome.
Katydid
Australia
airdale terriers
spacioussizablesubstantialsuper-sized
The blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine is called the cecum, and it has the vermiform appendix attached underneath.
African Crowned Eagle
Anaconda.