How to use the Title Case Converter
Convert to title case in three steps:
1
Paste your title or text
Paste a single title, multiple headings (one per line), or a list of names into the input box.
2
Choose a style mode
Select AP Style, Chicago Style, or Simple mode using the toggle in the toolbar. AP and Chicago lower-case short function words; Simple capitalises every word.
3
Convert and copy
Click 'Convert to Title Case', then copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
When to use this tool
Use the title case converter when formatting headings and titles for:
- →Formatting blog post titles and article headlines consistently across a publication
- →Converting book titles, movie names, album names, or product names to proper title case
- →Fixing inconsistently capitalised headings in a document, report, or presentation
- →Formatting column headers in reports, spreadsheets, and data exports
- →Preparing page titles and meta titles for SEO-optimised web content
- →Standardising chapter and section headings in academic papers or ebooks
Frequently asked questions
Q:What is the difference between AP Style and Chicago Style title case?
Both always capitalise the first and last words and most major words. The difference lies in which short words stay lowercase. AP Style lowercases conjunctions, articles, and short prepositions (a, an, the, and, but, or, at, by, in, of, on, to, up, as, if, vs, via). Chicago Style is stricter and additionally lowercases 'with', 'from', 'into', 'than', 'that', and other coordinating prepositions under a certain length.
Q:Is the first word of a title always capitalised regardless of what it is?
Yes — both AP and Chicago style mandate that the first and last words of any title are always capitalised, even if they would normally stay lowercase (e.g. 'a', 'an', 'the', 'of'). So 'the art of war' correctly becomes 'The Art of War'.
Q:When should I use Simple mode instead of AP or Chicago?
Use Simple mode when you need every word capitalised without exception — for example, product names, brand slogans, UI button labels, spreadsheet headers, or any context where style-guide nuances don't apply and visual consistency matters more than editorial correctness.
Q:Can I convert multiple titles at once?
Yes — the converter processes each line independently, so paste as many titles as you need (one per line) and all of them will be converted in a single click.
Q:Does the converter handle hyphenated words in titles correctly?
The current implementation treats hyphenated words as a single token and capitalises the first letter. For strict AP or Chicago treatment of hyphenated compounds (e.g. 'Self-Aware' vs 'Self-aware'), review hyphenated words manually as style guides differ on this edge case.
Q:What about proper nouns — will they stay capitalised?
Title case conversion capitalises the first letter of every major word, so proper nouns like names and places that are already capitalised will remain correctly cased. However, proper nouns that appear in all lowercase in your input will be capitalised as part of the title case transformation, which is the correct behaviour.