This tool capitalizes the first letter of every word in your text while lowercasing the rest, turning hello world into Hello World. Unlike title case, it capitalizes minor words like “a”, “the” and “of” too, which makes it ideal for names, product labels, form fields and headings where every word should be capitalized.
How it works
The converter scans the text for runs of letters (including accented Latin characters such as é, ñ and ü). For each word it uppercases the first letter and lowercases the rest. It treats hyphens and apostrophes as internal boundaries: each part of a hyphenated word is capitalized separately, while apostrophes stay in place within a word. Punctuation, numbers and spacing are left untouched.
Example
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
hello world | Hello World |
mary-jane o'neill | Mary-Jane O'Neill |
the LORD of the rings | The Lord Of The Rings |
café del mar | Café Del Mar |
Note how both halves of the hyphenated mary-jane are capitalized, the apostrophe in O’Neill is preserved, and every minor word in the last two examples gets an initial capital.
Capitalize-each-word vs title case — which to use
Both styles capitalize words, but they follow different rules:
Capitalize-each-word (this tool) uppercases every word without exception — including “a”, “the”, “and”, “of”, “in” and other short connecting words. This is sometimes called “start case.” Use it when you want strict uniformity, such as form fields for first and last names, product labels, place names, or headings where every word should be visually equal.
Title case follows editorial style guides (AP, Chicago, MLA, APA) that keep certain words lowercase in the middle of a title. “The Lord of the Rings” is correct title case; “The Lord Of The Rings” is capitalize-each-word. Title case is the standard for book, article, and film titles in publishing contexts.
If you are unsure which to use: for data entry and normalisation (names, addresses, form fields), capitalize-each-word is typically correct because every word should look the same regardless of position. For article or book titles, use a title-case converter instead and choose the style guide your publication follows.
Common use cases
- Personal names — cleaning imported contact data where names may have come in as all-caps, all-lowercase, or inconsistent capitalization
- Product and brand names — consistent capitalization across marketing copy and database fields
- Heading normalisation — bringing imported CMS content into a uniform visual style
- Place names and addresses — ensuring city, county, and street names are properly capitalized before export
- Event and conference titles — programme schedules where every session name should be uniformly capitalized
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