Free Online Title Capitalization Tool

Use this title capitalization tool to generate title case headlines.

Rules for Title Case Headlines

In general, there are four major style guides for writing a title. These are MLA, APA, AP, and Chicago. These styles are not exactly the same, but they do follow some common practices. In general, follow these rules:

• Capitalize the first word in the title

• Capitalize the last word in the title

• Capitalize the important words

Important words include:

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Nouns

• Pronouns

• Pronouns

• Subordinating conjunctions

• Verbs

Words in Headlines That Aren't Capitalized

With those three rules in mind, there are also guidelines for words that should not be capitalized. These include:

• Articles

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Short Words (less than 5 characters)