Are you constantly struggling to make sure your titles and headlines are properly capitalized? Frustrated with having to double check each letter in a title by hand? Then you need a title capitalization tool. Our title capitalization tool is the perfect solution for all your titles and headline capitalization needs. It ensures that all the words within the title are accurately cased and spelled, giving your titles that professional polished look.
How to Use Our Title Case Converter
1) Choose the title case you need
When you write titles, it's important to know what kind of capitalization case to use. Depending on your style guide, you may need a different capitalization format from the one you're used to. Here are some of the most common title cases available here:
Title Case: It is a style of capitalization used for creating titles or headings. All words are generally capitalized except for articles, prepositions and conjunctions unless they are the first or last word of the title. This style is commonly used in published works and works of art in English. There are different styles with slightly different rules, which are described in the next section of this article.
Sentence Case: It is a style of writing that capitalizes only the first word of each sentence, proper nouns, and other words as needed. In this style of writing, all other words are written in lowercase.
Lower Case: (or lowercase), it is a type of lettering that uses only small letters, as opposed to Uppercase or Capital Letters. It is typically used for writing in the English language, and it can also be used for other types of writing.
Snake_Case: It is typically used for variable names, identifiers, and some directory and file names. It can also be used in HTML, CSS, URLs, and email addresses. Snake_case can make code easier to read and understand since underscores are usually easier to distinguish than multiple capital letters. One might need to use snake_case when writing code such as HTML, C++ or Python. It may also be necessary when writing variables in certain programming languages such as Ruby or Swift.
Kebab-Case: (also known as "lisp case" or "dash case"), it is a term used to describe a type of string formatting that uses hyphens to separate multiple words or phrases. Kebab-case is typically used in programming, but can be seen in other areas such as URLs or URLs with parameters. Kebab-case has some other advantages over camelCase and snake_case strings, mainly related to word separation for better readability and understanding.
ALL CAPS: It is used when a particular letter or combination of letters needs to be emphasized within a sentence or phrase. For example, a writer might use ALL CAPS for acronyms, proper nouns, and headlines. In legal documents, ALL CAPS are sometimes used for emphasis to indicate that something is mandatory or forbidden. It can also be used in informal contexts such as email communications and internet forums for aesthetic purposes or to make a point more clearly.
2) Choose the title case style if "Title Case" was selected
If you've chosen "Title Case," the next step is to choose the Title Case style you need:
APA: Commonly used in the fields of psychology, education, and social sciences.
MLA: Commonly used in the fields of humanities and liberal arts.
AP: Commonly used by journalists, magazines and newspapers for news stories.
AMA: Commonly used by medical professionals for citation and referencing guidelines.
Chicago: Commonly used for papers written in history, business and legal studies.
Wikipedia: The style used by Wikipedia for formatting entries on the website.
If you're not sure, just with with APA. More details about each style you can read down below.
3) Check additional options
Our Title Capitalization Tool has two additional options that you can choose from: "Don't change words in caps" and "Multi-title" input.
The "Don't change words in caps" option allows you to keep words that are already capitalized - like acronyms, brand names, and proper nouns - unchanged. This way, you can ensure that there won't be any unwanted changes in your text.
The "Multi-title" input option gives you the ability to convert multiple titles at once, one after another. This is useful if you have a list of titles or headlines that need converting into Title Case style of your choice quickly and accurately.
4) Input your text and convert
Lastly, paste the text that you want to change and press "Covert." It will instantly conver the text in the input box following your chosen criteria.
You can instantly copy the results by pressing the small copy icon in the upper right corner of the text input area.
You can then press "Clear" to erase anything in the input box.
Title Capitalization Rules
Title and headline capitalization rules can be confusing, but they are essential for writing clear and consistent titles. The capitalization of words in a title is often governed by specific conventions, such as the American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), American Medical Association (AMA) or Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago). Further, you'll learn the rules of these major title capitalization styles, as well as some important tips to remember when choosing the best option for your titles.
Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook, 9th Edition Title Capitalization Rules
The Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Capitalization Rules are often used in the Humanities, including literature, linguistics, and history. To ensure accuracy when citing sources or writing titles in MLA format, consider the following guidelines:
Capitalize major words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives).
Capitalize the first and last words.
Exception: if the last word is the second work of a Genus Species name, lowercase it.
Do not capitalize articles and conjunctions: a, the, an, as, and, but, or, nor, to, yet, so, if.
Do not capitalize prepositions.
Exception: Capitalize if it is part of a phrasal verb.
Capitalize every word in these Latin phrases.
Capitalize all words in hyphenated compounds.
Capitalize any word after a full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, or any combination of these symbols.
Exception: full stops in Latin abbreviations should not be counted.
You can learn more in the MLA Handbook (9th edition).
The American Psychological Association (APA) Style Title Capitalization Rules
The APA rules are widely used in both postgraduate and undergraduate education across a variety of fields, as it helps maintain consistency when citing sources and writing titles. Additionally, many journals that publish academic research also use these guidelines for manuscripts. Following these rules will give any educational work an advantage when it comes to publication or presentation, as well as ensuring accuracy and consistency across published work. Here are some of the major APA style rules regarding title case:
Most things are similar to MLA, but:
There is M-dash (—) added to the last rule.
Only 3-letter and shorter prepositions are not capitalized. If a preposition is 4-letter or longer, you should capitalized it.
You can learn more in the Official APA Title Capitalization Guide.
The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook Title Case Rules
The AP Style Capitalization Rules are considered the standard for journalism and news writing, and are widely used in print media. Following these rules will ensure accuracy when writing titles or citing sources, as well as establishing a consistent style throughout any publication:
Most things are similar to APA, but:
Capitalize "to" before verbs.
Learn more in this AP Style Reference Guide.
Chicago Manual of Style Capitalization Rules
The Chicago Manual of Style is a widely used style guide for producing quality written work. It provides guidance on the proper usage and capitalization of words, phrases, and sentences in order to remain consistent with proper grammar. This section will provide a summary of the basic rules for capitalization according to the Chicago Manual of Style.
Most things are similar to MLA, but:
Do not capitalize the second word in a hyphenated compound after these prefixes: anti, co, de, ex, midi, mini, post, pre, pro, re, electro, e, maxi, multi, quasi, vice.
Do not capitalize the second word in the hyphenated names of musical scales. For example, a-flat major.
Learn more here - The Chicago Manual of Style Online.
American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style Capitalization Rules
The American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style offers comprehensive style rules for authors and editorial staff working in the medical field. One major component of this style is capitalization, which refers to when letters in a word should be capitalized. Capitalization rules can vary from one style guide to another and should always be checked and double-checked before publication.
The general guidelines for the AMA Style capitalization are pretty much the same as the APA ones.
Learn more in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11th ed.).
Writing for Wikipedia: Title Capitalization Rules
To ensure that you adhere to the rules and regulations of Wikipedia, it’s important to understand how to properly title your articles. Here are some capitalization rules for writing for Wikipedia:
Most things are similar to MLA, but:
Prepositions are not capitalized only if it is one word and four or fewer letters long.
Capitalize the first word of compound prepositions.
Learn more here - Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles of works