What is title case?

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Capital letters with title case.

Titles can be written in title case; i.e., only using capital letters for the principal words.

Title Case

When writing a name or a title, you should only use capital letters for the principal words. Do not use capital letters for prepositions, articles or conjunctions unless one is the first word.

Examples:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Newcastle upon Tyne / Brighton on Sea

The DiMaggio Line

The Last of the Mohicans

Although title case looks neat, not everybody uses it. Many businesses use capital letters for all the words in their titles. When known, you should copy the official versions.

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THE MAIN WORDS ONLY

In title case, do not use capital letters for:

Prepositions (e.g., at, under, near, upon, by and of.)

Articles (i.e., a, an and the)

Conjunctions (e.g., and, or and but)

The first word of the title is written with a capital letter regardless. For example:

The Last of the Mohicans

Have you seen About a Boy?

See also:

Capital letters in advertisements
Capital letters and the points of the compass
Using capital letters with proper and common nouns
Capital letters with the four seasons
Capital letters start sentences
Test on using capital letters

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