Is "Those" Capitalized in a Title?

Yes. "Those" is a demonstrative determiner or pronoun ("Those Were the Days"), and every style guide capitalizes it in a title.

"Those" by Style Guide

Style guide	"Those" mid-title	Why
AP	Capitalize	Determiners and pronouns are major words
APA	Capitalize	Determiners and pronouns are major words
Chicago	Capitalize	Determiners and pronouns are major words
MLA	Capitalize	Determiners and pronouns are major words
AMA	Capitalize	Determiners and pronouns are major words
Bluebook	Capitalize	Determiners and pronouns are major words

Examples in Chicago Style

• Those Were the Days
• For Those Who Write Every Day
• Why Those Rules Exist
• Those Small Words

"This", "that", and "these" follow the same rule.

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

"Those" 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 "those" is lowercase unless it starts the title: "Those were the days." Pick one of the two styles for a whole set of headings rather than mixing them.

Quick Answers

Should "those" be capitalized in a title?

Yes. "Those" is a determiner or pronoun, and every style guide capitalizes determiners and pronouns in title case.

Is "those" capitalized in APA?

Yes. APA capitalizes major words, including determiners and pronouns, regardless of length.