Capitalize My Title (2024)

FAQs

How should my title be capitalized? ›

If all else fails and you don't have a reference guide to help, a good rule to follow is to capitalize all words in a title. Exceptions include the following: a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, in, nor, of, on, or, the, and up. Again, this trick holds true unless they're the beginning or ending words in the title.

Rule: Capitalize a title when used as a direct address even when the person is not named. Examples: Will you be holding a press conference, Madame President? Please give us your opinion of this latest development, Senator.

In title case, the first letter of each word in the title should be capitalized except for certain small words like “a,” “the,” and “of.” Example: Title case I read The Catcher in the Rye yesterday.

Some words, like the name Albert Einstein, are always capitalized; however, others are capitalized only in certain situations and are lowercase in others. For example, directions like north and west are normally lowercased but are capitalized when they're used as part of a geographic name, like the West Coast.

Titles are usually in the form of a phrase, but can also be in the form of a question. Use correct grammar and capitalization with all first words and last words capitalized, including the first word of a subtitle.

Yes. MLA style uses title case, which means that all principal words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions) are capitalized. This applies to titles of sources as well as the title of, and subheadings in, your paper.

In general, you should capitalize: The first letter of a sentence. The letter I. People and place names.

Yes, in titles, 'me' is important and should be capitalized. This is true across different title capitalization styles like Chicago, MLA, APA, and AP. These styles agree that pronouns, even short ones like 'me,' are significant enough to stand out with a capital letter.

Which word are typically not capitalized in titles? ›

In titles, the general rule is you should capitalize the first word and the last word, as well as all nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Articles, prepositions that have fewer than four letters, and coordinating conjunctions shouldn't be capitalized.

In English, a capital letter is used for the first word of a sentence and for all proper nouns (words that name a specific person, place, organization, or thing). In some cases, capitalization is also required for the first word in a quotation and the first word after a colon.

According to most style guides, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are capitalized in titles of books, articles, and songs. You'd also capitalize the first word and (according to most guides) the last word of a title, regardless of what part of speech they are.

Do not capitalize articles (a, an, the), the coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet), or the words to and as unless such a word is the first or last word in the title or subtitle.

Job Titles and Positions

Only capitalize a job title or position when it precedes the name of the job holder. I interviewed Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Owusu.