How it works
This automatic title case converter capitalizes a headline, a heading or a song title as you type. Title case means a capital on every word except short joining words such as a, of and the. All-caps text converts too.
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What to capitalize in a title
The first word, the last word, the word after a colon, and every noun, verb, adjective, adverb and pronoun, however short.
Words not to capitalize in titles
Small under every rule: a, an, the, and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet, as, at, by, in, of, on, to, up, per, via.
Three rules for longer prepositions
Short only stops at that list, so From and Through get capitals. Up to 4 letters also keeps from, into, onto, over, upon and with small. Any length adds 23 longer ones, such as about, between, through and without.
- As a title case checker: paste a finished title, and the card says No change if every capital is right.
- Title case lowers every letter first, so DNA comes out as Dna. List acronyms and names under Protected words.
- Each line is a title of its own, so a pasted list of headings converts in one go.
Questions and answers
Is for, in or to capitalized in a title?
Only as the first or the last word, or right after a colon. For, in, to, as, on and by are small under every rule here: Notes for a Friend. In What Is It For, the last word keeps its capital.
Is is, that, its or not capitalized in a title?
Yes. Is and be are verbs; it, its, that, this and you are pronouns; not is an adverb. Only articles, short conjunctions and prepositions are ever small, so each of these gets a capital: This Is Not a Test.
Is from, into or through capitalized in a title?
It depends on the style guide. From and into have four letters: APA style capitalizes them and Chicago style does not. Through has seven, so both capitalize it, Chicago only since its 18th edition. MLA style keeps all three small.
Are hyphenated words capitalized in a title?
Here, yes. Each part of a hyphenated word counts as a word, so self-report becomes Self-Report, and a small word in the middle stays small, as in Up-to-Date.
What is the difference between title case and sentence case?
Sentence case capitalizes only the first word and names. Title case capitalizes every major word. Proper case, also called start case or initial caps, capitalizes every word, small ones too: the Start Case row. For the first, use the sentence case converter.