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How to Use Auto Capitalization
1. Paste or type your title in the box where it says "paste your title".
2. Select the title capitalization style that you want (on the right there are global standards on the left you'll find word style standards).
3. Your title will automatically adjust to the selected style, Click on the obviously big copy button to instantly copy the current result live.
What are these styles anyways?
They are just standards or "style-guides" developed by various organizations and individuals.
Title Capitalization Rules
Different style guides like APA, Chicago, MLA, and so on have their take on Title Cases. While they agree on the basics, there are distinctions between "major" and "minor" words.
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The Associated Press style (an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City).
- Capitalize the first word and last word.
- Capitalize all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions.
- Lowercase articles, coordinating conjunctions, and prepositions.
- Lowercase the ‘to’ in infinitives.
Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press.
- Capitalize the first and last words.
- Capitalize all major words, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
- Lowercase conjunctions, articles, and prepositions (unless used as adverbs or adjectives).
- Lowercase ‘as’ in any grammatical function.
APA Style (American Psychological Association), is used for short, strong, and convincing scholarly communication.
- Capitalize the first word of the title/heading and of any subtitle/subheading.
- Capitalize all words of four letters or more.
- Capitalize all major words in the title/heading, including the second part of hyphenated major words.
- Lowercase all other words except for proper nouns.
MLA Style (Modern Language Association), is most commonly used in the humanities, including English, literature, and history.
- Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all principal words in between.
- Lowercase articles, prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions.
- Capitalize any word, regardless of its part of speech, if it is the first or last word or if it comes after a colon.
Google Style is used by Google employees to write documentation for Google products and services
- Capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle.
- Capitalize all other words, including conjunctions and prepositions, except for:
- Articles ‘a,’ ‘an,’ ‘the.’
- Prepositions with fewer than five letters.
- Coordinating conjunctions ‘and,’ ‘but,’ ‘for,’ ‘or,’ ‘nor.’
Wiki Style (Wikipedia) is the style manual for all English Wikipedia articles.
- Capitalize the first letter of the first word.
- Capitalize proper nouns.
- Use lowercase for everything else, except in cases where more specific rules of capitalization apply (e.g., titles of works, names of organizations).
Lastly, Apple’s Title capitalization rules are rather simple. It’s to capitalize every word except:
- Articles (a, an, the)
- Coordinating conjunctions (and, or)
- Prepositions of four or fewer letters, except when the preposition is part of a verb phrase
What Is Title Case?
Title Case isn’t just a fancy way to write. It’s used across various mediums, from books and movies to blogs and UI elements. But what exactly is Title Case, and why does it matter?
In Title Case, major words wear capital letters, while minor ones stay humble in lowercase. The rules of Title Case are governed by style, context, and grammar.
The general rule is to capitalize every word except articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, or, but), and short prepositions (in, on, for). But here’s where it gets intricate:
- Prepositions. Words like ‘in,’ ‘on,’ and ‘by’ can change roles. For example, ‘on’ is lowercase in “Lay It All on Me” but capitalized in “It’s On Again.”
- Adjectives and Adverbs. Words like ‘out,’ ‘up,’ and ‘but’ can be adjectives or adverbs, like in “School’s Out Forever” or “Picking Up the Pieces.”
The Golden Rules of Title Case
Most styles follow these general rules, known as “title case”:
- Capitalize the first and last words in the title.
- Capitalize the “important” words, including Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Subordinating Conjunctions, and Verbs.
And what about the words that aren’t capitalized? Generally, these are shorter words (under five letters), such as:
- Articles: a, an, the.
- Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, for.
- Short Prepositions: at, by, from.
If you’re referencing the title of a book, article, or journal, always write it as it appears in the publication, even if it’s a different style than you’re using. Keep it original!
