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Title Case Converter
Capitalise headlines properly using AP, Chicago, APA or MLA rules.
Quick Tool Overview
The Title Case Converter capitalises a headline the way a style guide actually requires, not by capitalising every word. Choose AP, Chicago, APA or MLA and the correct short words stay lowercase, the first and last words are always capitalised, and hyphenated compounds and acronyms are handled the way editors handle them.
- What it does
- Applies real title-case rules from four style guides
- You give it
- A headline, or a list with one per line
- You get back
- The correctly capitalised title, ready to copy
- Best for
- Headlines, article titles, book chapters and academic work
About the Title Case Converter
Title case is not simply "capitalise every word". Every style guide keeps certain short words lowercase, and they disagree about which ones. AP style lowercases prepositions of three letters or fewer; Chicago lowercases them regardless of length; APA capitalises any word of four letters or more. Doing this by eye is how inconsistent headlines happen.
This converter implements four real style guides rather than one generic rule. It always capitalises the first and last word whatever their length, handles hyphenated compounds so that "State-of-the-Art" comes out correctly, keeps recognised acronyms in capitals, and capitalises after a colon where the style requires it. Words you always want left alone — brand names such as "iPhone" or "eBay" — can be added to a protected list.
Key features of the Title Case Converter
Four real style guides
AP, Chicago, APA and MLA each apply their own rule for which short words stay lowercase, rather than one generic approximation.
First and last word always capitalised
The rule every style shares, and the one most hand-written headlines break.
Hyphenated compounds handled
"State-of-the-Art" comes out as an editor would write it, not as "State-Of-The-Art".
Protected words list
Add brand names such as iPhone or eBay and their own capitalisation survives the conversion.
Batch mode
Paste a list of headlines one per line and every one is converted independently.
How to use the Title Case Converter
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1
Paste your headline
One headline, or a whole list with one per line.
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2
Choose a style guide
AP, Chicago, APA or MLA — each applies its own rule for which short words stay lowercase.
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3
Protect any brand names
Add words such as iPhone or eBay to the protected list so their own capitalisation survives.
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4
Copy the headline
The corrected title is ready to copy, with a character count for your CMS limit.
Frequently asked questions
Articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so) and short prepositions. The exact list depends on the style: AP lowercases prepositions of three letters or fewer, Chicago lowercases them regardless of length.
Mainly prepositions. AP capitalises any word of four letters or more, so "Through" is capitalised. Chicago lowercases all prepositions regardless of length, so it stays "through". AP is the news standard; Chicago is the book and academic standard.
Yes, in every style, and so is the last word — even when it is a word that would otherwise stay lowercase. This tool applies that rule automatically.
Each element after a hyphen is capitalised unless it is a small word, so "State-of-the-Art" and "Well-Known" come out as editors write them rather than as "State-Of-The-Art".
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