How to use
01
Paste your headline
Put your headline in the input pane on the left, or press Try sample to load an example sentence and see how the capitalization rules behave before using your own text.
02
Review the output pane
The converted headline appears on the right as you type. Significant words get capital letters, minor words stay lowercase, and the first and last words are always capitalized no matter what.
03
Copy the result
Use the copy button above the output pane to grab the finished headline, then hit Clear and paste the next one. The transform runs live, so each headline takes seconds.
Why Title Case Converter
- Smart title casing, minor words (a, an, the, and, of, etc.) stay lowercase.
- First and last words always capitalized.
- Preserves punctuation and spacing.
Common questions
Which words stay lowercase when I convert to title case?
The tool keeps these minor words down: a, an, the, and, but, for, or, nor, on, at, to, from, by, of, in, is, as, if, so, and yet. Everything else gets an initial capital, and the first and last words are capitalized even if they're on that list.
Does this follow AP title case exactly?
It's close but not identical. AP title case capitalizes any word of four or more letters, including prepositions like from, while this tool uses a fixed minor word list that keeps from lowercase. For strict AP compliance, scan the output for four letter prepositions and adjust.
Why is the last word of my title capitalized even though it's short?
Every major style guide agrees on this one rule: the first and last words of a title are always capitalized, even articles and prepositions. The tool applies that automatically, which is why a title ending in of or the still gets a capital.
Can I run title case on several headlines at once?
You can paste multiple lines and each word converts, but the always-capitalize rule applies only to the very first and very last words of the whole input, not each line. For strict per-headline accuracy, convert them one at a time.
How does the title case output handle hyphenated words?
Hyphens are treated as word boundaries, and each part follows the normal rules. So state-of-the-art becomes State-of-the-Art, with the minor words of and the staying lowercase inside the compound. That matches what most style guides recommend for hyphenated compounds.
Is title case different from Capital Case?
Yes. Capital Case capitalizes every single word, including a, of, and the, while title case leaves minor words lowercase. If you want the capitalize-everything version, the Case Converter has a Capital Case card that does exactly that.
What happens when I press Try sample in the title case tool?
It loads the sentence the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog into the input, which converts to The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog. It's a fast way to see which words the tool lowers before trusting it with real headlines.