Proper case list items

Proper-case every line: the first character is uppercased, every other character is lowercased. Unlike Title Case, only the line's opening letter is capitalized - all other words in the line become lowercase, which is what you want for single-sentence-per-line lists.

Input
Ready
Output
Live

Sentence-per-line casing

The op is `line[0].toUpperCase() + line.slice(1).toLowerCase()` applied per line. First character becomes uppercase (if it is a letter), every other character is explicitly lowercased. This is the opposite of Uppercase First-letter mode, which preserves the rest of the line as-is.

When to pick Proper over Title: each line is a single sentence or caption. Title Case capitalizes every word (`Apple Pie`), which reads as a heading. Proper keeps it sentence-shaped (`Apple pie`).

No options. The tool does one thing - chain with Lowercase first for a clean slate if your input has weird mid-word capitals you want normalized before other case transforms.

How to use proper case list items

  1. 1Paste your list into the input panel
  2. 2Output: first character uppercased, rest lowercased, per line
  3. 3No options
  4. 4For every-word capitalization use Title Case
  5. 5For only-first-letter (without touching the rest) use Uppercase in First letter only mode

Keyboard shortcuts

Drive ListShift without touching the mouse.

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What this tool actually does

One op, no options, sentence-shaped per line.

First character uppercased

Character 0 of each line goes through `toUpperCase()`. Non-letter first characters (digits, punctuation, emoji) pass through unchanged - they have no uppercase form.

All other characters lowercased

Everything after character 0 is lowercased. `hello WORLD` becomes `Hello world`, `apple PIE` becomes `Apple pie`. This is the key difference from Uppercase First-letter mode.

Blank lines preserved

Empty lines pass through. Line count is preserved.

Not word-aware

Only the first character of the whole line is uppercased. For every-word capitalization (`Apple Pie`), use Title Case.

Unicode default casing

Same JavaScript `toUpperCase()` / `toLowerCase()` used by Uppercase and Lowercase. No locale-specific options.

Worked example

First letter up, everything else down. Mid-line caps get normalized.

Input
hello WORLD
apple pie
banana SPLIT
Output
Hello world
Apple pie
Banana split

Settings reference

This tool has no options.

Setting What it does Effect on the sample
No options Line[0] uppercased, line[1..] lowercased `hello WORLD` → `Hello world`
Blank-line behaviour (automatic) Empty lines pass through Blank stays blank
Digits / punctuation as first char (automatic) Non-letter first character unchanged, rest still lowercased `1st Place` → `1st place`

FAQ

How is this different from Title Case?
Title Case capitalizes the first letter of every word in the line. Proper Case only capitalizes the first character of the whole line and lowercases everything else.
How is this different from Uppercase First-letter mode?
Uppercase First-letter preserves the rest of the line (`hello WORLD` → `Hello WORLD`). Proper Case lowercases the rest (`hello WORLD` → `Hello world`).
What if the line starts with a digit?
The digit is unchanged (it has no uppercase form) but the rest of the line is still lowercased. `1st Place` becomes `1st place`.
Are there options?
No. Proper Case is a single pure operation. Chain with other tools if you need something hybrid.
How do I reverse it?
There is no exact inverse because information is lost (mid-line capitals are gone). The closest reverse is Lowercase, which also drops the leading capital.