Capitalize the first letter of each word
Paste your text and every word gets a capital first letter: the quick brown fox becomes The Quick Brown Fox. Choose what happens to the rest of each word. The conversion runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
How it works
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Paste your text
Type or paste the text in the left box, or open a .txt file. No text to hand? Click Example.
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Instant result
The result appears as you type. Change the options and see straight away what changes.
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Copy or download
Copy the result with one click, save it as a file or use it as input for a next step.
Two options for the rest of the word
- Lowercase (the default):
hELLO wORLDbecomesHello World. Best for cleaning up text in the wrong case. - Leave as it is:
iPhone and NASAbecomesIPhone And NASA. Only the first letter changes, so acronyms stay in capitals.
Apostrophes inside words are respected: don't becomes Don't, not Don'T.
Names and lists
The tool is made for names, places and list items: mary jane watson becomes Mary Jane Watson and new york becomes New York. Names with small particles such as von, van or del are capitalised too, so correct those by hand if your convention keeps them lowercase.
Not the same as title case
This capitalises every word, including little ones such as "of" and "the". For headlines that follow the usual style, where small words stay lowercase, use the title case converter. To capitalise only the start of each sentence, use sentence case, and for the opposite, the lowercase converter.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between capitalize each word and title case?
This tool capitalises every word, including "of", "the" and "and". Title case keeps short words in lowercase, as most headlines do. Use [title case](/en/text/title-case-converter) for headlines and this tool for names and labels.
Why does iPhone become IPhone?
With *Leave as it is* the first letter becomes a capital and the rest is untouched, so `iPhone` becomes `IPhone`. With *Lowercase* it becomes `Iphone`. Neither keeps a lowercase first letter by design, so fix brand names by hand.
Are hyphenated words and apostrophes handled?
Apostrophes inside a word stay inside it: `don't` becomes `Don't`, not `Don'T`. A hyphenated word has its parts treated as separate words, so `stop-believing` becomes `Stop-Believing`.
What happens with numbers like 3rd?
They are left alone: `3rd place` becomes `3rd Place`, since the first character is a digit and has no capital form.