titlecased
Words begin capitalized
Titlecased describes text where the first letter of each major word is capitalized: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.
Minor words like articles and prepositions typically remain lowercase unless they begin the title.
The term appears in computing and typography contexts.
Also called title case.
Using big letters properly
- uppercaseCapital letter form
- lowercaseUncapitalized letter form
- fontCharacter style set
- serifLetter terminal flourish
sans-serif · boldface · italicized · script · calligraphy · typeset · kerning · ligature
News article title
Top competitor, or advocate
- winnerOne who prevails
- holderOne who possesses
- defenderOne who guards another
- reigningHolding power now
crowned · laureate · titleholder · belt · trophy · medal · decorated · acclaimed
capitalization
Using big letters properly
serif · sans-serif · boldface · italicized · script · calligraphy · typeset · kerning · ligature · glyph
headline
News article title
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
reigning · crowned · laureate · titleholder · belt · trophy · medal · decorated · acclaimed · recognized
Mr
Male honorific prefix
Sir · Dame · Lord · Honorable · Captain · Judge · salutation · address · suffix · Jr
nobility
Titled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
baron · earl · count · viscount · marquess · knight · peerage · landed · hereditary · royal
titlecasedlowercase
Uncapitalized letter form
lowercased · uncapitalized · all-caps · uppercase · ALL CAPS