all-caps

Typing while yelling

All-caps means written entirely in capital letters: She texted back in all-caps.

Online, all-caps typically signals shouting, emphasis, or anger: WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?

In design and signage, all-caps creates visual impact or formality.

The term functions as both adjective an all-caps headline and noun written in all-caps.

Related

angry email · visibility · intensity · typesetting · attention-grabbing · misinterpretation · emotional tone · urgency · loud and clear · acronyms · CAPTCHA · email etiquette · font · tone · visual hierarchy · aggression · keyboard warrior · social media rant

Opposites
letter case style

all-capslowercase

Uncapitalized letter form

minuscule · sentence case · title case · mixed case · uncapitalized

visual intensity/volume

all-capslowercase

Uncapitalized letter form

understated · quiet · muted · subtle · subdued

Family

all, cap, caps, capped, capping, uncapped, recapped, recapping

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G