What words are kept lowercase in Title Case?

Short articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so), and prepositions of four letters or fewer (in, on, at, to, of, up, by) are kept lowercase unless they appear as the first or last word of the title.

Which style guide does this follow?

The tool follows a broadly accepted set of title case rules that aligns closely with AP and Chicago styles. Minor differences exist between style guides; this tool uses the most common convention.

Does it handle subtitles correctly?

Yes. Words immediately following a colon or em-dash (which typically starts a subtitle) are capitalised as title words.

What is the difference between AP and Chicago title case?

AP style lowercases prepositions of any length (including "between", "throughout"). Chicago style capitalises prepositions of four or more letters. This tool uses the broadly-agreed common convention that keeps short prepositions (up to 4 letters) lowercase.

Does it work for non-English titles?

The title case rules are designed for English. Other languages have different capitalisation conventions — for example, German capitalises all nouns, and French generally uses sentence case for titles.

Title Case Generator

Unlike a simple "capitalise every word" approach, the Title Case Generator follows actual style guide rules — articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or), and short prepositions (in, of, on) are kept lowercase except at the start of the title. The result is publication-quality title capitalisation.

Runs entirely in your browser — your input is never uploaded, stored, or logged.

Stop guessing which words to capitalise. This tool applies widely-accepted rules so your headlines look professional. For URL-friendly versions of your titles, try the Slug Generator.

Examples

Proper title case

Input

the art of war and the power of now

Output

The Art of War and the Power of Now

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