Is "Own" Capitalized in a Title?

Yes. "Own" is an adjective or a verb ("Your Own Website," "Own Your Content"), and every style guide capitalizes it in a title.

"Own" by Style Guide

Style guide	"Own" mid-title	Why
AP	Capitalize	Adjectives are major words
APA	Capitalize	Adjectives are major words
Chicago	Capitalize	Adjectives are major words
MLA	Capitalize	Adjectives are major words
AMA	Capitalize	Adjectives are major words
Bluebook	Capitalize	Adjectives are major words

Examples in Chicago Style

• Build Your Own Website
• Own Your Audience
• In Their Own Words
• A Room of One's Own

"Own" is three letters, but it is never a preposition or conjunction, so no length rule applies.

For the short list of words that do stay lowercase, see the full list of words that stay lowercase.

"Own" in Sentence Case

APA reference lists, many news sites, and most UI text use sentence case instead of title case. There, only the first word and proper nouns get capitals, so "own" is lowercase unless it starts the title: "Build your own website." Pick one of the two styles for a whole set of headings rather than mixing them.

Quick Answers

Should "own" be capitalized in a title?

Yes. "Own" is an adjective, and every style guide capitalizes adjectives in title case.

Is "own" capitalized in APA?

Yes. APA capitalizes major words, including adjectives, regardless of length.