Text Case Formats Explained
- UPPER CASE: All letters capitalized. Used for emphasis, headers, abbreviations.
- lower case: All letters lowercase. Standard for casual text and URLs.
- Title Case: First letter of each major word capitalized. Used for titles, headings, book names.
- Sentence case: Only the first letter of the sentence capitalized. Standard for body text.
- camelCase: No spaces, each word (after the first) starts with uppercase. Used in JavaScript variable names.
- PascalCase: Like camelCase but first word also capitalized. Used for class names in most languages.
- snake_case: Words joined with underscores, all lowercase. Used in Python, database column names.
- kebab-case: Words joined with hyphens, all lowercase. Used in CSS, HTML attributes, and URLs.
How to Convert Text Case Online
1Open the Case Converter tool.
2Paste your text into the input area.
3Click the case button you want: UPPER, lower, Title, Sentence, camelCase, snake_case, etc.
4Copy the converted text with one click.
💡 Coding Tip: Use snake_case for Python variables and database columns, camelCase for JavaScript, and PascalCase for React component names and class definitions.
When Would You Need a Case Converter?
- Converting a messy ALL CAPS paste from PDF into readable text
- Quickly turning headings into proper Title Case
- Preparing variable names from plain English descriptions
- Fixing accidentally-pressed Caps Lock disasters
FAQ
Does Title Case capitalize every word?
Smart Title Case skips short words like "a", "an", "the", "and", "but", "or", "for", "in", "on" — unless they're the first or last word. Different style guides (AP, Chicago, APA) have slightly different rules.