What is title case?
Title case (also called headline case) is a capitalization convention in which the important words of a heading are capitalized while the minor words — short articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor) and short prepositions (at, by, in, of, on, to) — are written in lowercase. The very first and very last word of a title are always capitalized regardless of part of speech. Title case is the standard for book titles, article headlines, essay titles and email subject lines across the English-speaking web.
The five title case styles, compared
The hard part of title case is that the major style guides disagree about which "minor" words to lowercase. Our converter implements the five most-requested rule sets:
| Style | Used for | Lowercase rule for prepositions |
|---|---|---|
| APA | Psychology, science, education | Lowercase prepositions of 3 letters or fewer; capitalize 4+ (e.g. With, From). |
| Chicago | Books, publishing, humanities | Lowercase all prepositions regardless of length. |
| AP | Journalism, news headlines | Lowercase conjunctions and prepositions of 3 letters or fewer. |
| MLA | Literature, language arts | Lowercase all prepositions and articles (like Chicago). |
| AMA | Medical and scientific journals | Lowercase conjunctions and prepositions of 3 letters or fewer. |
How to use this title case converter
- Pick the style you need from the buttons above (APA is selected by default).
- Type or paste your title into the box. The result updates instantly as you type.
- Click Copy result to put the converted title on your clipboard.
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Frequently asked questions
- Should I capitalize "and" in a title?
- No. "And" is a coordinating conjunction, so it stays lowercase in every major style — unless it happens to be the first or last word of the title.
- Do I capitalize "is" in a title?
- Yes. "Is" is a verb (a form of "to be"), and verbs are always capitalized in title case even though the word is short.
- Should prepositions like "with" or "between" be capitalized?
- It depends on the style. In APA they are capitalized because they have four or more letters; in Chicago and MLA all prepositions stay lowercase.
- What about the first word after a colon?
- The first word of a subtitle (after a colon) is always capitalized. This converter handles that automatically.
- Is the converter really free?
- Yes — no account, no download, no limits. It is a pure front-end tool.