Word-by-word capitalization, no exceptions
The op uses the regex `/\w\S*/g` to find each word, then applies `word[0].toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase()`. Every word is touched independently - first letter up, rest down. `apple PIE` normalizes to `Apple Pie`.
Intentional omission: there is no AP/Chicago/MLA exception list. Different style guides disagree on which short words to leave lowercase (AP lowercases articles under 4 letters; Chicago includes prepositions; MLA goes further). Picking one would surprise users of the others. Run Replace after if you need specific lowercased words.
Differs from Proper Case, which only capitalizes the first letter of the entire line, and from Uppercase First Letter Of Each Word mode, which does not lowercase the rest of each word.
How to use title case list items
- 1Paste your list into the input panel
- 2Output capitalizes every word's first letter + lowercases the rest
- 3No options
- 4Short words (`a`, `the`, `of`) are also capitalized - apply Replace after if your style guide needs them lowercase
- 5For sentence-shaped lines (first char only), use Proper Case
Keyboard shortcuts
Drive ListShift without touching the mouse.
What this tool actually does
One pure word-by-word case transform.
Every word capitalized
Regex finds each word span. First letter uppercased, remainder lowercased. `apple PIE` → `Apple Pie`, `HELLO world` → `Hello World`.
No style-guide exception list
Articles (`a`, `an`, `the`), conjunctions (`and`, `but`), short prepositions (`of`, `in`, `on`) are all capitalized. This is the only honest default when AP, Chicago, MLA, and APA disagree.
Word boundaries via `\w\S*`
Hyphenated words split on hyphens: `well-known` becomes `Well-Known`. Apostrophes stay part of the word: `o'brien` becomes `O'Brien`.
Not line-aware
Every word is capitalized regardless of position. If you want only the first word capitalized, use Proper Case or Uppercase First word only mode.
Reversible
No exact inverse (case is information-losing). Reset with Lowercase.
Worked example
Every word capitalized. `of the day` is capitalized too - no style-guide exceptions.
apple PIE banana bread cherry tart of the day
Apple Pie Banana Bread Cherry Tart Of The Day
Settings reference
This tool has no options.
| Setting | What it does | Effect on the sample |
|---|---|---|
| No options | Every word: first letter up, rest down | `apple PIE` → `Apple Pie` |
| Short-word handling (automatic) | No AP/Chicago/MLA exceptions | `of the day` → `Of The Day` |
| Hyphenated words (automatic) | Each hyphen-separated part is capitalized | `well-known` → `Well-Known` |
| Apostrophes (automatic) | Treated as part of the word | `o'brien` → `O'Brien` |