Title Case Converter
Type or paste text on the left and see the converted version on the right. Choose AMA, AP, APA, MLA, Chicago, Bluebook, NY Times, or Wikipedia rules, or switch to sentence case with proper-noun handling, UPPERCASE, or lowercase. Try it out!
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Free Title Case Converter for Headlines and Titles
Wordzen’s title case converter turns rough headlines, book titles, article names, and presentation titles into polished text in seconds. Choose the style guide your publication uses, paste one title or a batch of lines, and review the result without sending your writing to a server.
Title case is not simply capitalizing every word. Major words such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns are normally capitalized, while short articles, conjunctions, and prepositions may stay lowercase depending on the guide. The first word is always capitalized, and several guides also capitalize the final word.
Which style guide should you choose?
Use AP for journalism and news copy, APA for many academic and social-science publications, MLA for humanities writing, Chicago for books and general publishing, and Bluebook for legal writing. AMA is common in medical and scientific publishing, while NY Times and Wikipedia match those editorial conventions.
- AMA, AP, and APA: usually lowercase short prepositions and common coordinating conjunctions.
- Bluebook, Chicago, and Wikipedia: generally lowercase prepositions of four letters or fewer.
- MLA: keeps prepositions lowercase regardless of length, with major words still capitalized.
- NY Times: follows a more selective set of lowercase connecting words.
Title case vs. sentence case
Title case gives a heading visual emphasis: How to Plan a Better Research Project. Sentence case looks more like ordinary prose: How to plan a better research project. Sentence case is often easier to scan in interfaces and references, while title case is common for displayed headlines and creative works. When in doubt, follow the style guide for your publication and preserve proper nouns.
Built for one title or many
Turn on Enable multi-line input to process a list of headlines at once. The live counters track words, characters, and lines as you type. Use Keep words in ALL CAPS for acronyms such as NASA, API, or HTML, and enable Highlight changes or Show explanations when you want to review each capitalization decision.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is title case?
Title case is a capitalization style for titles and headings in which major words are capitalized and selected short words remain lowercase. Different editorial guides define the exceptions differently.
Should I capitalize “and” in a title?
Usually no when it is a short coordinating conjunction in AP, APA, AMA, MLA, Bluebook, Chicago, or Wikipedia style. The first and, in some guides, last word of a title is an exception.
Does this converter preserve acronyms?
Yes. Keep the ALL CAPS option enabled to preserve existing acronyms and initialisms while the surrounding words are converted.
Is my text stored?
No. Conversion runs in your browser. Your input is not uploaded to Wordzen’s servers by this tool.
Choosing a title case style
There is no single universal title case rule. Choose the guide that matches your publisher, school, newsroom, or citation system.
| Style | Good default for | Quick distinction |
|---|---|---|
| AP | News and journalism | Capitalizes major words and the last word; short connecting words stay lowercase. |
| APA | Social science and academic work | Uses short-word exceptions; the selected title context determines whether title case is appropriate. |
| Chicago | Books and general publishing | Uses headline-style capitalization with short prepositions and selected conjunctions lowercase. |
| MLA | Humanities papers | Lowercases prepositions broadly while capitalizing major words and the final word. |
| AMA / Bluebook | Medical or legal writing | Uses specialized short-word rules suited to each professional context. |
| NY Times / Wikipedia | Editorial headlines or encyclopedia titles | Uses their own publication conventions for connecting words and final-word capitalization. |