How to convert a heading to title case
- Paste your headline, essay title, book title or heading.
- Press the highlighted Title Case button: major words are capitalised and short articles, conjunctions and prepositions stay lowercase.
- Copy it into your document, blog or slide. Undo brings back the original.
Title case rules
In title case, the first and last words and all "major" words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns) start with a capital letter. Short "minor" words, such as a, an, the, and, but, or, for, of, on, in, to and at, stay lowercase unless they begin the title or come after a colon. So "the lord of the rings" becomes "The Lord of the Rings".
Style guides differ in the details. APA capitalises words of four letters or more, Chicago lowercases all prepositions regardless of length, and AP capitalises prepositions of four letters or more. This tool follows the common rule of keeping short minor words lowercase, which matches most guides for everyday headings. Acronyms such as NASA are lowercased like other words, so check them afterwards. If you prefer only the first word capitalised, which many news sites and Google's own style use, choose Sentence case.
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FAQ
Which words are not capitalised in a title?
Articles (a, an, the), short conjunctions (and, but, or) and short prepositions (of, in, on, to, at), unless they are the first word.
Is "is" capitalised in titles?
Yes. "Is" is a verb, so it is capitalised even though it is short.
Title case or sentence case for headings?
Both are correct. Title case feels formal; sentence case is easier to read and common on the web.