Title Case Converter with Small Words, Free and Private
Convert text to Title Case in your browser. Small words like of, and and the stay lowercase, the first and last word are always capitalised, and you can edit the list. Nothing is uploaded.
Separate words with commas or spaces. The first and last word of each line are always capitalised.
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About the title case converter
This page converts text to Title Case in your browser, the way headlines, book titles, article headings and slide titles are usually written. Every word starts with a capital letter, except a short list of small words such as of, and and the, which stay in lower case in the middle of a title. The first and last word of each line are always capitalised, even when they are on the list. The list is editable, so you can match the house rules you are working to. The result updates as you type, and your line breaks are kept.
How to convert text to Title Case
Steps
- Type or paste your text into the Input box. Title Case is already selected under Case.
- Look at Small words kept in lower case. The default is
a, an, the, of, and, or, for, in, on, to. Add or remove words, separated by commas or spaces. Capitals in the list do not matter. - Read the result in Output and press Copy.
- Check names and acronyms by hand, as described below.
Privacy
The conversion runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to our servers and is forgotten when you close the tab.
What the tool does, step by step
The tool first lowercases the whole line. It then finds each word and capitalises it unless it is on the small-word list and is neither the first nor the last word of the line. Apostrophes stay inside a word, so don't stop becomes Don't Stop. Hyphenated words are checked part by part, so state-of-the-art design becomes State-of-the-Art Design. Each line is treated as a separate title, which means you can paste a list of headings and convert them all at once.
Examples from the tool
the lord of the ringsbecomesThe Lord of the Rings.WAR AND PEACEbecomesWar and Peace, because shouting text is lowercased first.what to do inbecomesWhat to Do In, because the last word is always capitalised.- With the list changed to
la, de,viva la vida de coldplaybecomesViva la Vida de Coldplay. the endandof the roadon two lines becomeThe EndandOf the Road, since each line starts a new title.
Title case is not one rule
There is no single standard. AP style lowercases articles, conjunctions and prepositions of three letters or fewer, and capitalises longer words. Chicago style lowercases articles, coordinating conjunctions and all prepositions, whatever their length. Others, such as APA, capitalise any word of four letters or more. Many publishers write their own rules on top.
This tool does not implement any of these guides. It applies one flat list of small words, and the default list is deliberately short. Words such as at, by, as, but and nor are not on it. With the default list, a walk by the sea at night becomes A Walk By the Sea At Night. Add at and by to the field and you get A Walk by the Sea at Night, which is how AP and Chicago would write it. To follow AP, add the short prepositions and conjunctions you need; for Chicago, add the longer prepositions you use, such as with and from.
What you need to fix by hand
- Brand names and mixed-case words. Because each word is lowercased before the first letter is capitalised,
iPhonebecomesIphone,eBaybecomesEbayandNASAbecomesNasa. - Words after a colon or dash. A small word that follows a colon is not capitalised, so
star wars: a new hopebecomesStar Wars: a New Hope. Style guides usually capitalise the first word of a subtitle. - Verbs and small words with other meanings.
is,beandareare capitalised because they are not on the list, which is correct in most guides. A word that is a preposition in one sentence and an adverb in another is treated the same way every time.
Related tools
If you only need a capital at the start of each sentence, as in body text, use the sentence case converter. The full text case converter also offers camelCase and snake_case. For a URL-ready version of a title, use the Slug Generator, and to tidy spacing before converting, use the Whitespace Remover.
Frequently asked questions
Which words does Title Case leave in lower case?
By default a, an, the, of, and, or, for, in, on and to, unless the word is the first or last on its line. You can edit the list in the Small words field, separated by commas or spaces, to add words such as at, by or with. Matching ignores capitals.
Does this follow AP or Chicago style?
No. The tool applies one editable list of small words and does not know grammar, so it cannot tell a preposition from an adverb or apply length rules. You can approximate AP or Chicago by extending the list, then proofread the result against your style guide.
Why is the last word capitalised even when it is a small word?
Most style guides capitalise the first and last word of a title whatever they are, so the tool does the same on every line. That is why what to do in becomes What to Do In. Words in the middle of a line follow the small-word list.
Can I convert many headings at once?
Yes. Paste one title per line and each line is converted as a separate title, with its own capitalised first and last word. The line breaks are kept exactly as you typed them, so you can paste the converted list straight back into a spreadsheet or document.
How do I keep brand names like iPhone or acronyms like NASA intact?
The tool lowercases every word before capitalising it, so it cannot preserve mixed-case spellings and will output Iphone and Nasa. Correct those words by hand afterwards, or convert the surrounding words and type the brand names in yourself.