How is title case different from capitalizing every word?

Title case keeps minor words such as a, an, the, of, and and to lowercase unless they start or end the title, whereas capitalizing every word capitalizes all of them.

Does it handle hyphenated words?

Yes. Each part of a hyphenated word is capitalized, for example mother-in-law becomes Mother-In-Law.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No — the conversion happens entirely in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.

Which words are treated as minor words?

Short articles, conjunctions and prepositions like a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, of, on, or, the, to, up, via and vs are kept lowercase unless first or last in the title.

Why are the first and last words always capitalized?

Standard title-case style always capitalizes the first and last word regardless of length, so a title never begins or ends with a lowercase minor word.

Does it fix all-caps or messy input?

Yes. Each word is first lowercased, then capitalized according to the rules, so SHOUTING TEXT and miXeD case both normalise to clean title case.

Is it suitable for headlines and book titles?

Yes. It follows the common headline-style convention used for articles, blog posts and book titles, capitalizing major words while keeping short connecting words lowercase.

What is the Title Case Converter?

Free title case converter that capitalizes the important words and keeps minor words like a, an, the, of and to lowercase. Runs entirely in your browser. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

Title Case Converter

Name: Title Case Converter
Creator: Gera Tools
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Title case converter

This tool converts any headline or title into clean title case — capitalizing the important words while keeping short connecting words lowercase. It is for writers, editors, and anyone formatting article titles, blog headlines, or book titles to a consistent style.

Title case vs sentence case vs all caps

These three capitalization styles are easy to confuse:

Title case — Capitalizes major words, keeps minor words lowercase: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Sentence case — Capitalizes only the first word and proper nouns: The lord of the rings: return of the king
All caps — Every letter uppercase: THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Title case is the standard in English-language publishing for article headlines, book titles, chapter headings, film titles, and album names. Most style guides require it.

How it works

The converter splits your text into words and processes each one. Every word is first lowercased, then capitalized unless it is a recognised minor word (a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, of, on, or, the, to, up, via, vs, and similar) that is neither the first nor the last word. The first and last words are always capitalized. Hyphenated words are split on the hyphen and each part is capitalized individually.

Worked examples

Input	Title case output
the lord of the rings: return of the king	The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
a tale of two cities	A Tale of Two Cities
gone with the wind	Gone With the Wind
SHOUTING IN ALL CAPS	Shouting in All Caps
mother-in-law	Mother-In-Law
notes on a scandal	Notes on a Scandal
the girl with the dragon tattoo	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Notice that With is capitalized even though it is a short word — it falls in the middle but is not in the minor-word list. The word on stays lowercase because it is a preposition in the minor-word set.

Common mistakes this tool fixes

ALL CAPS input — typing in all caps is common for emphasis, but most style guides require title case for headings. This tool normalizes shouted text correctly.
Mixed or random capitalization — copy-pasted text from web pages often has irregular capitalization. Pasting it here and hitting convert gives a clean result in one step.
Forgetting the first/last word rule — minor words like “the” or “a” must still be capitalized when they open or close a title. The converter handles this automatically.

Which words are kept lowercase?

The minor word list includes the most common English articles, short conjunctions, and short prepositions: a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, if, in, of, on, or, the, to, up, via, vs. Words not on this list — even short ones — are capitalized. Everything runs locally in your browser.