Online Title Capitalize Converter
Title case capitalization tool to easily capitalize your titles for blog posts or email subject lines. Just enter your title below to automatically capitalize your text.
What is Title Case?
Title case is when the first letter of every word is capitalized except shorter words such as ‘the’, ‘a’, and ‘on’. Multiple style guides recognize title case such as APA, Chicago, and MLA styles. Using title case styles can help improve readability and draw readers’ attention.
Headline capitalization has become extremely important for SEO and blog titles. Whether you are publishing a blog post, page, or UI elements, title case is ideal.
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How to Use the Title Capitalize Tool
Simply type or paste your title in the box above to have it automatically converted to title case as you type. Using title/headline case makes it easier for people to read and scan your content.
Additionally we have included word count, character count, and conversions to UPPERcase, lowercase, and hyphenated case for your entire title.
How Do You Format Title Case?
Title case formatting may seem straightforward, but it’s a bit more nuanced than simply capitalizing the first letter of every word. Understanding the rules of title case is essential for creating eye-catching headlines and titles that adhere to various style guides.
Let’s break down the key aspects:
The Basics of Title Case
In title case, you capitalize the first and last words of the title, regardless of their parts of speech. Additionally, capitalize all significant words, including verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. The tricky part? Deciding which words are considered ‘insignificant’ or too short to merit capitalization.
Common Exceptions
Typically, articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for), and prepositions with fewer than four letters (on, at, to, from) are not capitalized unless they start or end a title. However, style guides differ slightly in their rules, so it’s important to choose a consistent style for your content.
Style Guide Variations
- APA Style: Emphasizes consistency and clarity. Capitalize all words with four or more letters.
- Chicago Manual of Style: More traditional, advising the capitalization of prepositions if they are stressed or used adverbially or adjectivally.
- MLA Style: Focuses on the context of the word rather than its part of speech, capitalizing words based on their significance in the title.
