Punctuation & Capitalization

Title Capitalization

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Title Case means you capitalize the important words in a title. It’s the style used in book titles, headings, and most English writing where the title needs to look formal.

What do we capitalize in title case?

Capitalize:

The first word of the title (always)
The first word after a colon or dash (if there is one)
All nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
All words with four or more letters

Lowercase (keep small):

Short words (three letters or fewer) that are conjunctions (and, but, or)
Articles (a, an, the)
Short prepositions (in, of, on, to, at, by, for)

Examples

Correct: How to Train Your Dragon
Correct: Life Between the Mountains
Incorrect: How To Train Your Dragon (✘ 'To' should be lowercase)

💡 Tip

🔹 Always capitalize the first and last word 🔹 Keep small words lowercase — unless they’re the first word! 🔹 If the word feels important, it probably needs a capital

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Punctuation & Capitalization

Title Capitalization

1 min read

Title Case means you capitalize the important words in a title. It’s the style used in book titles, headings, and most English writing where the title needs to look formal.

What do we capitalize in title case?

Capitalize:

The first word of the title (always)
The first word after a colon or dash (if there is one)
All nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
All words with four or more letters

Lowercase (keep small):

Short words (three letters or fewer) that are conjunctions (and, but, or)
Articles (a, an, the)
Short prepositions (in, of, on, to, at, by, for)

Examples

Correct: How to Train Your Dragon
Correct: Life Between the Mountains
Incorrect: How To Train Your Dragon (✘ 'To' should be lowercase)

💡 Tip

🔹 Always capitalize the first and last word 🔹 Keep small words lowercase — unless they’re the first word! 🔹 If the word feels important, it probably needs a capital

Test your knowledge 📝

Question 1 sur 8Score: 0/8

Choose the correct title case version.

Discover the app: Shaky English

Join 100,000 people who are improving their English skills on the Shaky English app

Other similar rules

Common confusions

“Different from” vs. “Different than”

Agreement rules

Word Order in Questions

Common confusions

Whether vs. If

Common confusions

Your vs. You're

Common confusions

Who vs. Whom

Common mistakes

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

Common mistakes

Conditional Forms (Zero, First, Second, Third)

Common confusions