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Title Case Converter

Paste a headline and get it back in clean title case. AP style capitalizes the important words and leaves small words like a, an, of and the lowercase, while always capitalizing the first and last word. Prefer to capitalize everything? Switch to simple style.

How to convert text to title case

  1. Paste or type your headline into the text box.
  2. Choose AP style for proper headline rules or Simple to capitalize every word.
  3. Copy or download the title-cased result.

Examples

AP style keeps small words lowercase

a tale of two cities
A Tale of Two Cities

Simple style capitalizes every word

a tale of two cities
A Tale Of Two Cities

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between AP style and Simple style?

AP style follows common headline rules: it capitalizes the main words but keeps short words such as a, an, and, the, of, to and in lowercase, unless they are the first or last word of the title. Simple style ignores those rules and capitalizes the first letter of every word, which is handy for slugs, labels or when a style guide asks for it.

Which words stay lowercase in title case?

Short conjunctions, articles and prepositions stay lowercase in AP style: a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, nor, of, on, or, per, the, to, vs and via. The first and last word of the title are always capitalized even if they are on that list, so 'something to dream of' becomes 'Something to Dream Of'.

Does it capitalize the first and last word?

Yes. In AP style the first and last word are always capitalized, even when they are small words. That is why 'the end' becomes 'The End' and a title that ends in 'of' or 'to' still capitalizes that final word.

Can it keep acronyms like NASA or HTML uppercase?

Yes. Turn on 'Keep acronyms' and any word that is already all capitals, such as NASA, HTML or USA, is left untouched instead of being changed to Nasa or Html. With the option off, every word is recapitalized normally.

Will it lowercase the rest of a SHOUTING word?

Yes. Each word is normalized, so 'THE QUICK BROWN FOX' becomes 'The Quick Brown Fox'. The tool keeps the original spacing and line breaks so multi-line text and extra spaces survive the conversion.

Is my text private?

Yes. The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded, logged or stored.

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