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.

Title Case Converter

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.

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, so the rule applies within compounds too. Spacing is preserved.

Example

Input: the lord of the rings: return of the king

Output: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Note that the and of stay lowercase in the middle, but the leading The is capitalized as the first word.

Input	Title case
a tale of two cities	A Tale of Two Cities
mother-in-law	Mother-In-Law
GONE WITH THE WIND	Gone With the Wind

Type your text, copy the result, and paste it wherever you need it. Everything runs locally in your browser.