upper case

Shifted keyboard output

Upper case refers to capital letters—the larger forms of alphabetic characters used at the start of sentences and proper nouns: A, B, C rather than a, b, c.

The term comes from printing, where compositors stored capital letters in the upper of two type cases.

Also spelled uppercase.

Type your password in upper case.

typography

capital letters

Larger alphabet forms

capitalizationUsing big letters properly
majusculeUppercase letter form
block lettersUnjoined capital writing

bold · small caps · letterform · font · typeface · lowercase · shift key · caps lock · printing · text formatting

acronym

abbreviation

Shortened word form

initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
NASAFederal space exploration bureau
FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency

CIA · NATO · UNESCO · AIDS · SCUBA · LASER · RADAR · NBA · NFL · DNA

emphasis

stress

Pressure, mental or vocal

highlightMost notable part
shoutLoud vocal outburst
loudHigh in volume

intensity · assertive · forceful · strong · prominent · attention · yelling · emphasis · impact · dramatic

letters

alphabet

Language's letter system

AHighest academic mark
BAlphabet runner-up
CThird alphabet letter

D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M

title

heading

Directional course traveled

headlineNews article title
bannerDisplayed strip with message
mastheadNewspaper's ownership box

caption · nameplate · signage · marquee · chapter heading · byline · subheading · header · book title · newspaper

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