Title Case Converter

Turn a headline into proper title case, with the short joining words left alone — the difference between “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Lord Of The Rings”.

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What each case looks like

Sentence case
Sentence case looks like this.
lowercase
lowercase looks like this
UPPERCASE
UPPERCASE LOOKS LIKE THIS
Capitalized Case
Capitalized Case Looks Like This
Title Case
Title Case Looks like This

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The rule, in one line

Capitalise every word except articles, short conjunctions and short prepositions — and capitalise those anyway if they come first, come last, or follow a colon.

InputTitle case
the lord of the ringsThe Lord of the Rings
what are you waiting forWhat Are You Waiting For
a guide to writing for the webA Guide to Writing for the Web
seo in 2026: what has changedSEO in 2026: What Has Changed

Note the last two: “For” is capitalised because it ends the title, and “What” is capitalised because it follows a colon.

Headline length matters too

Title case is only half the job. Google truncates page titles near 60 characters, and YouTube shows about the same before cutting off. Thecharacter counter checks your headline against both limits as you type, and how long should a meta description be covers why the cut-off is by pixel width rather than by character.

Frequently asked questions

Which words stay lowercase in title case?
Articles (a, an, the), short conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, so, yet, if) and short prepositions (at, by, for, in, of, off, on, to, up, via, with, from, into, over) — unless they are the first or last word of the title, or follow a colon.
Does this follow AP or Chicago style?
It follows the common ground between them: capitalise everything except short joining words, and always capitalise the first and last word. The two guides differ mainly on prepositions of four or more letters, so check your house style for cases like “Between” and “Through”.
How are hyphenated words handled?
Each part is capitalised unless it is a minor word, so “state-of-the-art” becomes “State-of-the-Art”.

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