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Title Case Converter
Capitalize a title correctly with AP, Chicago, or MLA rules — not just every word.
Updated July 10, 2026
How to use the title case converter
- 1Choose a capitalization style (AP, Chicago, MLA, Start, or Sentence).
- 2Paste or type your title.
- 3Read the correctly capitalized result.
- 4Copy it to your document.
Common uses
- Capitalizing article and blog headlines
- Formatting essay and paper titles
- Fixing all-caps or all-lowercase titles
- Applying a specific style guide
Frequently asked questions
What is title case?
Title case capitalizes the important words in a title while keeping minor words lowercase: articles, coordinating conjunctions, and short prepositions stay lowercase unless they are the first or last word. So it is 'The Lord of the Rings', not 'The Lord Of The Rings'.
How do AP, Chicago, and MLA differ?
The main difference is prepositions. AP lowercases prepositions of three letters or fewer but capitalizes longer ones; Chicago and MLA lowercase prepositions regardless of length. All three lowercase articles and coordinating conjunctions and capitalize the first and last word.
Does it capitalize every word?
Only if you choose Start Case. Proper title case (AP, Chicago, MLA) keeps small words lowercase. There is also a Sentence case option that capitalizes only the first word of each sentence, plus proper nouns you have already capitalized are left alone via acronym preservation.
About this tool
The title case converter capitalizes headlines and titles the right way, following real style-guide rules rather than naively capitalizing every word. It keeps articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or), and short prepositions lowercase — except as the first or last word — and lets you switch between AP, Chicago, and MLA styles, which differ on how they treat prepositions. It also offers Start Case (every word) and Sentence case, and preserves all-caps acronyms. Paste a title, pick a style, and copy the result. Everything runs in your browser.
Like most tools on UtilityBase, the title case converter runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more text tools here.
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