Title Case Converter
Convert any text to Title Case. Capitalise the first letter of each word, keep whitespace — for book titles, chapter headings, and AP-Style headlines.
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About Title Case
Title Case capitalises the first letter of every word and preserves whitespace between words. "the great gatsby" becomes "The Great Gatsby"; "war and peace" becomes "War And Peace". The convention is primarily for display text — book titles, movie titles, newspaper headlines, chapter names in reference works, and AP-Style headlines — rather than programming identifiers. Title Case versus Sentence case: Title Case capitalises almost every word; Sentence case capitalises only the first word and proper nouns. Most style guides have moved toward Sentence case for headlines (BBC, The Guardian, much of modern web content) because it reads more quickly. AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style, and academic publishing still use Title Case for formal titles. There's no universally correct choice — match what your publication demands. Edge cases: strict Title Case keeps articles ("a", "an", "the"), conjunctions ("and", "but", "or"), and short prepositions ("in", "on", "at") in lowercase unless they're the first or last word. "The Elements of Style" not "The Elements Of Style"; "War and Peace" not "War And Peace". Simple "capitalise every word" Title Case (sometimes called "first-letter capitalisation") doesn't follow these exceptions and produces the cruder "War And Peace" output. The converter uses the simpler rule — if your target is strict AP Style, manually downcase the short words.
Features
- Convert text to uppercase, lowercase, or title case
- Support for camelCase, snake_case, and kebab-case
- Sentence case and other formatting options
- Copy converted text to clipboard instantly
How to Use
- Paste or type your text into the input area
- Click the desired case conversion button
- View the converted text in the output area
- Copy the result using the copy button
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I use Title Case or Sentence case for headlines?
Title Case for formal contexts (book titles, academic papers, AP-Style newspapers, Chicago Style references). Sentence case for modern web content, blog posts, marketing copy, and most UX writing. BBC, The Guardian, and most tech publications have moved to Sentence case; it reads faster and looks less dated.
Does Title Case capitalise articles and short prepositions?
Strict AP and Chicago styles don't — "The Elements of Style", "War and Peace", "Born in the USA". "A", "an", "the", "and", "but", "or", and short prepositions stay lowercase unless they're the first or last word. Casual "capitalise every word" Title Case ignores this and produces less-polished output.
What's the difference between Title Case and Headline Case?
Functionally the same in most style guides. "Headline Case" sometimes refers specifically to AP Style's sentence-like capitalisation where even proper nouns follow the headline abbreviation rules. In practice most people use the terms interchangeably.
Does Title Case work for non-English languages?
Partly. Germanic languages (English, German, Dutch) capitalise nouns in titles; Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian) only capitalise the first word and proper nouns. The converter applies English-style Title Case; for French or Spanish titles, use Sentence case instead.
Other Text Case Converter variants
camelCase
Convert any text to camelCase. Remove spaces and punctuation, lowercase the first word, capitalise the rest. Standard JavaScript variable-naming convention.
snake_case
Convert any text to snake_case. Lowercase words joined by underscores — the Python, Ruby, and SQL column convention.
kebab-case
Convert any text to kebab-case. Lowercase words joined by hyphens — the standard for CSS class names, URL slugs, and npm package names.
PascalCase
Convert text to PascalCase. Capitalise every word, remove spaces and punctuation — the convention for class names, React components, and .NET types.