Title Case Converter
Use the CaseSwitch Title Case Converter to format blog titles, documentation headings, and other headlines. Paste a title (or a list of titles), review the live result, and copy it. The converter follows a practical web default — not APA, MLA, or Chicago in full. Processing stays in this browser.
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Last reviewed: 30 August 2026
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Paste or type text to convert. Output stays empty until there is input.
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Examples
Short blog title
Input
the quick brown fox
Output
The Quick Brown Fox
Small words in the middle stay lowercase
Input
a guide to the web
Output
A Guide to the Web
First and last words always capitalized
Input
the end
Output
The End
“from” is not a small word here
Input
from here to eternity
Output
From Here to Eternity
Hyphenated word treated as one token
Input
e-commerce in 2026
Output
E-commerce in 2026
Acronyms are not preserved
Input
NASA and the ISS
Output
Nasa and the Iss
Apostrophes stay; the rest of the token is lowercased
Input
don't stop now
Output
Don't Stop Now
How to use
- Paste one heading, or several headings separated by line breaks. Avoid pasting full paragraphs.
- Scan the output for brands, acronyms, hyphenated terms, and names. Fix those by hand.
- Copy the title-cased result into your CMS, slide, or README.
What this tool is for
Title case is the capitalization pattern used for headlines, book names, and documentation H1s: major words take a capital, and a short list of function words stays lowercase in the middle of the title. First and last words are capitalized even if they are on that small-word list. This page is a working converter plus a practical explanation of those rules. It is not a substitute for APA, MLA, or Chicago when a journal or publisher requires a specific manual.
How it works
The string is split into words and the spaces between them (spaces are preserved). Each word is lowercased, then the first letter is capitalized unless the whole word is on the small-word list. The small words are: a, an, the, and, but, or, for, nor, on, at, to, by, in, of, as, is, if, vs, via. First and last words are always capitalized, even if they are on that list. Hyphenated tokens such as “e-commerce” are treated as one word, so only the first letter of the whole token is considered — the result is “E-commerce,” not “E-Commerce.”
When to use it
Format blog post titles, slide decks, README headings, newsletter subject lines that your brand treats as titles, documentation section names, and book or article titles in English. It is faster than retouching twenty headings by hand after a draft in sentence case. Convert the heading list; leave the article body in sentence case.
When not to use it
Do not run body paragraphs through title case — every line will look like a headline. Do not use it as the final step for academic papers that require APA, MLA, or Chicago. Do not assume “from,” “with,” or “over” stay lowercase: they are not on this tool’s small-word list, so they are capitalized. The homepage case converter can edit the small-word list; this dedicated page uses the list above.
How it compares to related tools
Sentence case only capitalizes the first letter of each sentence — that is for emails and article bodies. Capitalized case capitalizes every word, including “Of” and “The,” which is closer to older desktop UI labels than to publishing titles. Upper case is all caps. APA title case and Chicago title case disagree on some prepositions of four or more letters; this tool does not implement those manuals. See What is title case?, Title Case vs Sentence Case, and Title case rules (APA, MLA, Chicago).
Common mistakes
Shipping “Iphone,” “Nasa,” or “Javascript” because the converter capitalizes only the first letter of each token. Converting a whole article. Assuming hyphenated compounds follow Chicago (“E-Commerce”). Leaving particles in names (da Vinci) unreviewed. Using title case on a German or French headline that your style guide wants in sentence case.
Headings versus titles
A page can have one title (the H1, the browser tab, the Open Graph title) and many headings (H2–H6). Title case is conventional for the H1 and for article titles in English blogs. Section headings are a house-style choice: some docs sites use sentence case for H2s so they read as statements (“How the converter works”) rather than as magazine titles. Pick one pattern per site and convert a list of headings in one paste rather than mixing styles.
APA, MLA, and Chicago — what this tool does not do
APA title case capitalizes words of four or more letters, so “With” and “From” are usually up. Chicago traditionally lowercases short prepositions regardless of length, with exceptions. MLA is close to a “major words up” rule. This converter does not switch among those manuals. It uses the small-word list in “How it works.” If a journal requires a named style, convert here as a first pass, then check the hyphenation, colon, and subtitle rules in that manual — or read our title-case rules article.
Frequently asked questions
What is title case?+
Title case capitalizes the main words in a heading and usually leaves short articles, conjunctions, and prepositions lowercase in the middle. First and last words are capitalized. Example: “A Guide to the Web.”
Which style guide does this title case converter follow?+
A practical web default: capitalize major words; keep a, an, the, and, but, or, for, nor, on, at, to, by, in, of, as, is, if, vs, and via lowercase unless they are first or last. APA, MLA, and Chicago each differ slightly.
Should short words be capitalized in title case?+
Not in the middle of the title, if they are on the small-word list. They are capitalized when they are the first or last word (“The End,” “A Guide to the Web”). Words such as “from” and “with” are not on the list, so they are capitalized.
Does this tool preserve punctuation?+
Yes. Commas, colons, and apostrophes stay attached to the token. “hello, world” becomes “Hello, World.” The first letter of the token is what gets capitalized, so “HTML,” becomes “Html,”.
Why did “and” stay lowercase?+
Short coordinating conjunctions are lowercase in the middle of a title. If your brand capitalizes every word, use Capitalized Case instead.
Can I convert a whole document?+
You can paste a list of headings. Pasting body paragraphs will title-case every line and make the copy hard to read. Convert titles only, then leave the article in sentence case.
Is my text uploaded?+
No. Conversion runs in this browser. Nothing is sent to a server to transform the title.
Does CaseSwitch upload this text?+
No. Conversion, cleaning, and counting for this page run in your browser. Drafts are not sent to CaseSwitch for processing.
Related guides
Read our original articles on this topic.
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.
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.
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.
Related tools
Sentence Case Converter
Use it on emails typed with Caps Lock, meeting notes from a phone, support tickets, OCR from a PDF, and blog drafts that went through an uppercase filter. It is the right tool when the destination is a paragraph, a message, or a UI sentence — not a headline. Product copy, error messages, and documentation body text almost always belong in sentence case because it is easier to scan than a wall of capitals.
Capitalized Case Converter
Button and menu labels in a design system that specifies Start Case (“Save Changes”), spreadsheet column headers, form legends, short display names, and feature lists copied in lowercase. It is a fast way to make every word look intentional when title case would leave “of” and “the” small and you do not want that.
Upper Case Converter
Warning banners, warehouse and packing labels, form section names that a design system specifies in caps, crossword-style puzzles, matching a legacy field that stores values in uppercase, and preparing a short line that must be visible at a distance. Keep the string short. A five-word label in caps can work; a paragraph will not.
Lower Case Converter
Preparing tags, normalizing CSV columns, turning a headline into input for a slug generator, lowercasing identifiers before a further snake_case or kebab-case conversion, and calming an accidental Caps Lock paragraph when you do not need sentence capitals yet. Also useful when two systems disagree about case and you need a single canonical form for comparison.
Inverse Case Converter
Rescuing a paragraph typed with Caps Lock and Shift, reversing alternating-case jokes, checking how a UI looks with inverted labels in a fixture, and fixing a short paste before you apply sentence case for readable prose.