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Capitalization checker

Catch lowercase sentence starts, a lowercase “i”, and names of days, months and languages. Convert headlines to title case below.

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Title case and sentence case converter

Title case capitalises the main words and leaves short articles, conjunctions and prepositions lowercase (unless they come first or last).

  • Title Case (Chicago-style small words)The Quick Guide to Writing Better Headlines for the Web
  • Sentence caseThe quick guide to writing better headlines for the web
  • UPPERCASETHE QUICK GUIDE TO WRITING BETTER HEADLINES FOR THE WEB
  • lowercasethe quick guide to writing better headlines for the web

Capitalisation rules the checker applies

  • The first word of every sentence.
  • The pronoun “I”, always.
  • Days of the week and months (but not seasons: “spring”, “winter”).
  • Languages, nationalities and major holidays: English, French, Canadian, Christmas.

Title case vs sentence case

Title case (“The Quick Guide to Better Headlines”) is standard for book and article titles in US styles such as Chicago and APA. Sentence case (“The quick guide to better headlines”) capitalises only the first word and proper nouns. It is used by most UK publications and many websites, and it’s easier to read in long headings.

Questions people ask

Are seasons capitalised?

No, not in normal use: “We travel in summer.” Only when they begin a sentence or are part of a name (“Winter Olympics”).

Which words stay lowercase in title case?

Articles (a, an, the), short coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor) and short prepositions (in, on, at, to, of, by, for), unless they are the first or last word.

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