What's the difference between the styles?

AP lowercases articles, conjunctions and prepositions of three letters or fewer. APA lowercases minor words of three letters or fewer. Chicago and MLA lowercase all prepositions, whatever their length. Every word capitalizes everything. Chicago and MLA agree on most titles, so they share one option.

Is the first and last word always capitalized?

Yes. The first and last word, and the first word after a colon or dash, are always capitalized.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No, capitalization happens entirely in your browser.

How does it decide which small words to lowercase?

Each style has its own lists of minor words (articles, conjunctions and prepositions), shown in the style's tooltip. Everything else is capitalized.

Does it handle hyphenated words correctly?

Yes. Each part of a hyphenated word is capitalized, so well-known becomes Well-Known.

Can it capitalize titles with subtitles separated by a colon?

Yes, text is processed as a continuous string, so both the title and subtitle portions get title-cased consistently.

Does it preserve intentional stylized capitalization, like brand names?

Yes, by default. Words that are all caps (NASA) or have inner capitals (iPhone, eBay) are left as they are. Untick Keep acronyms & brands to reformat them too.

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Title Case & Headline Capitalizer

Capitalize headlines using AP, APA or Chicago / MLA rules — acronyms and brand names kept, one headline per line.

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Quick Answer

Title Case & Headline Capitalizer lets you: Capitalize headlines using AP, APA or Chicago / MLA rules — acronyms and brand names kept, one headline per line. To start, type or paste the title or headline you want to capitalize.

How to use this tool

1
Paste your title
Type or paste the title or headline you want to capitalize.
2
Pick a style
Choose APA, Chicago, MLA, or AP style.
3
Copy the result
Copy the correctly capitalized title to your clipboard.

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Title Case & Headline Capitalizer

How to use this tool

Paste your title

Pick a style

Copy the result

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between the styles?

Is the first and last word always capitalized?

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

How does it decide which small words to lowercase?

Does it handle hyphenated words correctly?

Can it capitalize titles with subtitles separated by a colon?

Does it preserve intentional stylized capitalization, like brand names?

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Title Case & Headline Capitalizer

How to use this tool

Paste your title

Pick a style

Copy the result

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between the styles?

Is the first and last word always capitalized?

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

How does it decide which small words to lowercase?

Does it handle hyphenated words correctly?

Can it capitalize titles with subtitles separated by a colon?

Does it preserve intentional stylized capitalization, like brand names?

Related Tools

Case Converter

Slug Generator