Capitalize

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`Capitalize`

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Capitalize[string]

yields a string in which the first character has been made uppercase.

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Capitalize[string,scheme]

gives a string capitalized using the specified capitalization scheme.

Details

Capitalize handles both ordinary and special characters.
Variant lowercase characters such as \[CurlyPhi] are converted to their non‐variant uppercase forms.
Capitalization schemes include:

	"FirstWord"	only the first word in a string
	"AllWords"	each word in a string
	"LongWords"	all words longer than three characters
	"TitleCase"	capitalize all important words

Examples

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Basic Examples (3)Summary of the most common use cases

Capitalize the first character of a string:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-lvw5n3

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-vx9t05

Out[2]=2

In[3]:=3

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-1q8kie

Out[3]=3

Capitalize letters of the Greek alphabet:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-yob8sl

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-u3dobb

Out[2]=2

Use different capitalization schemes on the same string:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-bpml63

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-kxfq5

Out[2]=2

In[3]:=3

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-dicdc9

Out[3]=3

In[4]:=4

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-icxsp

Out[4]=4

Scope (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Capitalize automatically threads over lists:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-sq2b9k

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-0b7jxo

Out[2]=2

"TitleCase" capitalization takes into account word position and part of speech:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-uk6dy

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0fttdwi-poubrd

Out[2]=2

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