What Is Title Case?
Title case is a capitalization style where the first letter of each major word is capitalized, while minor words (like "and," "the," "of," "in") remain lowercase — unless they're the first or last word. For example:
- "the quick brown fox" becomes "The Quick Brown Fox"
- "a tale of two cities" becomes "A Tale of Two Cities"
Title case is the standard for headlines, book titles, article titles, and most headings in English.
Why Use a Title Case Converter?
Headlines & Blog Titles — Proper title case makes your content look professional and polished. It's the expected format for blog post titles, news headlines, and article headings.
Academic Papers — APA, MLA, Chicago, and AP style guides all have specific title case rules. This tool follows the most widely accepted conventions.
Email Subject Lines — Title case subject lines look more professional and tend to have higher open rates in email marketing.
Social Media — Properly capitalized titles stand out in feeds and look more authoritative.
How to Use This Tool
1. Paste or type your text in the input box.
2. Select a case — Title Case, UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Sentence case.
3. Copy the result with one click.
Title Case Rules
Title case follows these standard rules:
- Capitalize the first and last word, always.
- Capitalize all major words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns).
- Don't capitalize articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so), and short prepositions (in, on, at, by, to, of, up) — unless they're the first or last word.
Different style guides have slight variations, but the rules above cover the vast majority of cases.
Other Case Styles
Beyond title case, this tool also supports:
- UPPERCASE — Every letter is capitalized. Used for acronyms, emphasis, and some headings.
- lowercase — Every letter is lowercase. Useful for normalizing text before processing.
- Sentence case — Only the first letter of the first word is capitalized (plus proper nouns). Common in casual writing and UI text.
When to Use Each Case
| Style | Best For |
|---|
| Title Case | Headlines, titles, headings |
|---|---|
| UPPERCASE | Acronyms, emphasis, labels |
| lowercase | Data normalization, code |
| Sentence case | UI buttons, body text, casual headings |