Title Case Converter

Convert text to title case with APA, MLA, Chicago, and AP style options

43 characters

Standard title case - capitalizes major words

Title Case
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog

Other formats

Sentence case
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
UPPER CASE
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG
lower case
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

What is Title Case?

Title case is a capitalization style where the first letter of most words is capitalized. It's commonly used for titles of books, articles, songs, and other works.

Different style guides (APA, MLA, Chicago, AP) have slightly different rules for which words should be capitalized.

Style Guide Differences

APA Style (7th Edition)

  • Capitalize words of 4 or more letters
  • Capitalize the first and last word
  • Capitalize verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns

MLA Style

  • Capitalize all words except articles (a, an, the)
  • Lowercase prepositions and conjunctions
  • Always capitalize the first and last word

Chicago Style

  • Similar to MLA with some variations
  • Lowercase articles, prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions
  • Capitalize subordinating conjunctions

AP Style

  • Used primarily in journalism
  • Capitalize words of 4 or more letters
  • Lowercase "to" in infinitives

Words Usually Not Capitalized

In most title case styles, the following short words are not capitalized (unless they are the first or last word):

  • Articles: a, an, the
  • Short prepositions: at, by, for, in, of, on, to
  • Conjunctions: and, but, or, nor
  • Short words: as, is, if

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