Title Case Converter — Rules and Free Online Tool

Title case means capitalizing the first letter of each major word in a title. But which words do you capitalize? And which ones stay lowercase? Here are the rules.

Title Case Rules

The basic rules are simple:

• Always capitalize: the first and last word, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Don't capitalize: short prepositions (in, on, at, to, for), articles (a, an, the), and coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor)
• Exception: always capitalize the first and last word, even if it's a short word

Title Case Examples

"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

Becomes: "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog"

Notice "the" and "over" stay lowercase (article and preposition) except "The" at the start (first word rule).

When to Use Title Case

• Blog post titles and article headlines
• Book and movie titles
• Email subject lines
• Presentation slide headings
• Chapter titles
• Song titles

Title Case vs Sentence Case

Title case capitalizes the first letter of each major word: "The Quick Brown Fox"

Sentence case capitalizes only the first word: "The quick brown fox"

Use title case for headings and titles. Use sentence case for regular sentences and body text.

Different Style Guides

Different style guides have slightly different rules for title case:

• AP Style: capitalize words with 4+ letters
• APA Style: capitalize words with 4+ letters
• Chicago Style: lowercase prepositions regardless of length
• MLA Style: capitalize all major words

For most online content, the basic rules above are enough. Don't overthink it. If you're writing for a specific publication, check their style guide.

Convert to Title Case Instantly

Instead of manually capitalizing each word, use our free online title case converter. Paste your text, click one button, and it's done. Works with any length of text.