Capitalize My Title (2024)

FAQs

Do you capitalize the word my in a title? ›

And since “my” is a pronoun, it should always be capitalized in a title. In fact, every noun should be capitalized in your title. The only major style guide that allows for any deviation is the AP style guide.

1) Always capitalize the first word and the last word in a title. Here are examples of titles that have their first words and last words capitalized. The first word and last word are capitalized ("All" and "Front") as well as the two adjectives ("Quiet" and "Western").

If all else fails and you don't have a reference guide to help, a good rule to follow is to capitalize all words in a title. Exceptions include the following: a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, in, nor, of, on, or, the, and up.

DO capitalize the first word, the last word, and all other “principal” (or vital) words within a title. “Principal” words can be any parts of speech that hold significance to the title, including verbs, nouns, adverbs, pronouns, subordinating conjunctions, and adjectives.

In title case, the first letter of each word in the title should be capitalized except for certain small words like “a,” “the,” and “of.” Example: Title case I read The Catcher in the Rye yesterday.

Capitalize the pronoun I

Pronouns are words that replace nouns. I, you, and me are all examples of pronouns. While you and me are usually lowercase, the pronoun I should always be capitalized, regardless of where it appears in a sentence.

The only occasions where there's room to capitalize both words is in the case of a proper name or title, like the 1941 movie I Thank You, as that is the proper title of the film, and as such all 3 words need to be capitalized.

Capitalization (titles, departments, units, etc.) Proper nouns and official names are capitalized. Common nouns and informal forms of official names are not capitalized. Capitalize only the official and complete names of colleges, schools, departments, divisions, offices and official bodies.

In title case, according to major style guides like APA, MLA, Chicago, and AP, the word 'without' is indeed capitalized. As it contains more than four characters, it's considered a major word under these guidelines. Hence, it receives capitalization in titles.

While two of the most commonly used manuals, the Chicago Manual of Style and the Modern Language Association state that you should lowercase articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions, and prepositions. “My” is not one of those so it should be capitalized in a title.

What is the rule of capitalization? ›

In English, a capital letter is used for the first word of a sentence and for all proper nouns (words that name a specific person, place, organization, or thing).

In titles we don't capitalize small words like "and," "of," "the," etc., except when they are the first or last word. It's a style convention for consistency.

Do not capitalize articles (a, an, the), the coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet), or the words to and as unless such a word is the first or last word in the title or subtitle.

Most titles should be italicized or enclosed in quotation marks. In general, italicize the titles of sources that are self-contained and independent, like book titles. Use quotation marks around titles of sources that are contained in larger works, like journal articles.

If the source title or organization name is longer than four words, shorten it to the first word or phrase in the in-text citation, excluding any articles (a, an, and the). The shortened title or organization name should begin with the word the source is alphabetized by in the Works Cited.

If you are using title case, the word immediately preceding the hyphen should be capitalized. The word following the hyphen is capitalized, unless it is an article, preposition, or coordinating conjunction.

Capitalize only the first word of a book or article title. Capitalize proper nouns, initials, and acronyms in a title. Separate a subtitle with a colon and a space. Capitalize the first letter of the subtitle.

When referring to the titles of books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.

The entire title of a short-form work like a short story should be in quotes, not italicized. Liz can't remember how the short story “In the Night” ends. Follow these steps to capitalize the title of a short story: Capitalize the first word and last word of the title.