What does "title case" mean?

The capitalization of text in which the first letter of each major (important) word is set as a capital.

What is a synonym for "title case"?

Common synonyms include: capital letter, capitalization, capitalize.

Title case

noun

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Noun

1
The capitalization of text in which the first letter of each major (important) word is set as a capital. uncountable

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capital letter capitalization capitalize

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lowercase sentence case

Etymology

From title + case, because it is the casing (letter case pattern) traditionally often used for document titles (as well as headings and other display type) in English orthography.

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