Blog & guides
Original articles on title case, sentence case, camelCase, Unicode text, and JSON — written by the CaseSwitch team.
New guides are added regularly — including workflows such as cleaning PDF paste and fixing Caps Lock text. Flagship articles are also available in Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Malay, Portuguese, and Russian. Each piece links to the matching converter so you can try the transform in the browser.
Guides
Case Conversion Examples: Same Phrase, Different Rules
Verified CaseSwitch output for one phrase in sentence case, title case, camelCase, and slugs — including the hyphen, abbreviation, and brand cases the rules get wrong.
12 min read · 2026-10-22
Guides
How to Change Text Case in Word, Google Docs, Excel, and VS Code
Word’s Shift+F3, Docs’ Capitalization menu, Excel’s PROPER, and VS Code’s transform commands do not do the same job. Here is which command to use — and when they still get title case wrong.
12 min read · 2026-10-22
Guides
What Is Alternating Case? Mocking Text, Examples, and When to Skip It
Alternating case (hElLo) is the mocking-text pattern, not a Caps Lock fix. See exactly how letters are counted, how it differs from inverse case, and when it reads as an insult.
9 min read · 2026-10-21
Guides
How to Create a Strong Password
A strong password is long, random, and unique — then stored in a manager. Length beats P@ssw0rd. Here is what NIST recommends, what a browser generator does, and what the “Strong” label does not prove.
11 min read · 2026-10-20
Guides
How to Clean Text Pasted from PDFs, Word, Google Docs, and Chat Apps
Fix hard line breaks, double spaces, hidden formatting, and ALL CAPS paste from PDFs, email, Slack, and Word — with a step-by-step tool workflow that runs in your browser.
9 min read · 2026-09-20
Developer
The Complete Guide to Developer Naming Conventions
camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, kebab-case, and dot.case — when to use each style, with examples for JavaScript, Python, URLs, databases, and APIs.
14 min read · 2026-08-17
Developer
The Ultimate Guide to JSON Formatting and Linting
JSON is the backbone of the modern web. Learn why proper formatting is critical for APIs, how to read minified payloads, and why local linting is the safest way to debug data.
8 min read · 2026-08-10
Developer
Base64 Encoding Explained: When and Why to Use It
Understand how Base64 transforms binary data into text, why it increases file size, and where it is used in modern web development.
7 min read · 2026-08-05
SEO
SEO URL Slugs: Why kebab-case Wins Over snake_case
Google treats hyphens and underscores differently. Learn the SEO best practices for formatting URL slugs and naming files.
5 min read · 2026-07-28
Unicode
What Are Unicode Fonts and How Do They Work?
Discover how text generators bypass social media formatting restrictions using the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block.
6 min read · 2026-07-15
Security
Data Privacy: Why Local Browser Processing Matters
Why serverless, client-side tools are the most secure way to format text, process JSON, and convert images.
6 min read · 2026-07-02
Guides
What Is Title Case? When to Use It (and When Not To)
Title case capitalizes major words in headings. Learn how it differs from sentence case and capitalized case, with examples for blogs, emails, and UI labels.
6 min read · 2026-03-01
Guides
Sentence Case vs Title Case: Which Should You Use?
Same words, different capitalization. A practical guide to picking sentence case or title case for emails, headings, buttons, and social posts.
5 min read · 2026-02-18
Tips
How to Fix Accidental Caps Lock Text
Typed with Caps Lock on? Paste into a case converter — sentence case for prose, lowercase for slugs. No retyping required.
4 min read · 2026-02-05
Developer
What Is camelCase? A Developer's Guide
camelCase joins words without spaces or underscores. See how it works in JavaScript, JSON, and API fields — and how it differs from PascalCase and snake_case.
6 min read · 2026-01-22
Unicode
Using Unicode Bold Text on Social Media
Unicode bold uses special characters, not rich-text formatting. Works in many bios and captions — use short phrases and know the accessibility limits.
5 min read · 2026-01-10
Guides
Title Case Rules: APA, MLA, and Chicago
APA, MLA, and Chicago disagree on which words stay lowercase in titles. Compare the rules and when an automated converter is enough.
7 min read · 2025-12-15