Capitalize List Items (Title Case)

The Capitalize List Items (Title Case) tool transforms plain text lists into professionally formatted content following proper title case capitalization rules and style guide standards. This online title case converter applies AP Style, Chicago Style, MLA Style, or simple title formatting with intelligent handling of articles, prepositions, acronyms, and special terms. Just paste your list and instantly generate properly capitalized titles with customizable style guide compliance and advanced word protection features.

How to Use:

1. Input Your List

• Paste or type your text list into the input box, with each item on a separate line
• Use the Import button to load text files from your computer in various formats
• The tool accepts .txt, .csv, .md, and other plain text file types

2. Configure Basic Settings

• Toggle “Skip empty lines” to exclude blank entries from title case conversion
• Enable “Trim whitespace” to clean up extra spaces around list items before processing
• Turn on “Preserve indents” to maintain original spacing and formatting structure
• Activate “Strict title rules” to enforce professional style guide compliance

3. Set Word Control Rules

• Enter “Force uppercase” for terms that should always appear in all caps (API, CEO, HTML)
• Add “Force lowercase” for words that should stay lowercase in titles (of, the, and, in)
• Include “Always capital” for proper nouns that need consistent capitalization (Monday, January)

4. Choose Title Style

• Select “AP Style” for Associated Press style guide rules with 4+ letter capitalization
• Pick “Chicago Style” for Chicago Manual of Style formatting with 5+ letter rules
• Choose “MLA Style” for Modern Language Association academic formatting standards
• Use “Simple Title” for basic title case without complex style guide restrictions

5. Select Special Handling

• Choose “None” for standard title case conversion without special processing
• Pick “Preserve acronyms” to maintain existing acronym capitalization patterns
• Select “Roman numerals” to properly format Roman numeral sequences
• Use “Hyphenated words” for special handling of compound and hyphenated terms

6. Generate and Export

• Click “Capitalize” to apply your settings and see the title case output instantly
• Use “Copy” to grab the formatted content for pasting into your project
• Export your results as a text file for professional documentation use

What Capitalize List Items (Title Case) can do:

This Capitalize List Items (Title Case) tool makes it incredibly easy to transform any text into professionally formatted titles that follow established style guide standards. You can take inconsistently capitalized content and instantly convert it to proper title case that meets publication and professional formatting requirements.

The multiple style guide options ensure your titles follow the correct rules for your specific context. AP Style works perfectly for journalism and news content, Chicago Style handles academic and book publishing needs, while MLA Style covers scholarly and research documentation requirements.

Strict rules enforcement automatically handles the complex capitalization patterns that make professional titles look polished. Articles, prepositions, and conjunctions get lowercase treatment in the middle of titles, while important words receive proper capitalization according to established conventions.

Professional Style Guide Compliance:

The force uppercase feature protects important acronyms and technical terms that should never be converted to lowercase. Terms like API, CEO, HTML, and URL maintain their proper formatting regardless of the overall title case conversion, ensuring technical accuracy in professional content.

Always capital controls handle proper nouns that need consistent formatting throughout your content. Days of the week, months, and other standard proper nouns get correctly capitalized every time, maintaining grammatical accuracy in business and academic writing.

Force lowercase settings give you control over articles, prepositions, and other function words that should follow style guide rules. This creates clean, readable titles that look professional and follow publishing standards.

Advanced Formatting Intelligence:

The special handling modes tackle complex formatting scenarios that basic title case tools miss. Acronym preservation maintains existing capitalization patterns for technical terms, while Roman numeral formatting ensures proper styling for sequences, chapters, and formal numbering systems.

Hyphenated word handling applies intelligent capitalization to compound terms, ensuring both parts of hyphenated words follow appropriate rules based on their position and importance in the title structure.

Whether you’re preparing website headings that need professional polish, formatting document titles for business presentations, creating blog post headlines that follow style guide standards, or organizing academic content where proper title case demonstrates attention to detail, this tool handles the conversion automatically while maintaining accuracy and consistency.

Example:

Before (Inconsistent Capitalization):

guide to web development
introduction to machine learning
best practices for user experience
advanced techniques in data science
fundamentals of digital marketing

After (AP Style Title Case):

Guide to Web Development
Introduction to Machine Learning
Best Practices for User Experience
Advanced Techniques in Data Science
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Capitalize List Items (Title Case) Table:

This table demonstrates different style guide applications and their effects on title case formatting for professional content.

Common Use Cases:

The Capitalize List Items (Title Case) tool gets regular use for formatting website navigation menus and page titles with consistent professional capitalization, preparing document headings and section titles that follow established style guide standards, and cleaning up imported content from databases or spreadsheets with inconsistent title formatting. Content creators use it to standardize blog post titles, article headings, and social media content that needs professional appearance, while academic writers rely on it for formatting research paper titles, chapter headings, and citation entries according to MLA or Chicago style requirements. The tool also handles specialized applications like preparing presentation slide titles with consistent formatting, organizing course materials and educational content where proper title case demonstrates professionalism, and creating marketing materials where polished headlines improve credibility and reader engagement across professional communications.