Capitalization

social-media

You can capitalize hashtags to improve readability and professionalism, and the choice follows clear conventions rather than rigid universal rules. Capitalizing each major word...

style-and-grammar

Are movie titles capitalized? Yes, standard style and professional usage call for capitalizing the significant words in a movie title, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and ad...

style-and-grammar

The em dash (—) sets off interruptions, appositives, and emphatic phrases. When the clause after an em dash begins a new sentence or independent thought, standard style calls...

language-and-grammar

Whether to capitalize earth depends on how the word is used: as the planet in astronomical or formal contexts, as a proper noun, or as a common noun in general writing. Understa...

Editorial Style and Mechanics

In editorial practice, a capital letter after a dash appears rarely and only under specific, defined conditions. A dash—often called an em dash—introduces a break or emphasi...

style-usage

AP style treats movie titles as names of creative works, so you must capitalize principal words and treat punctuation as part of the title. In print and digital text that cannot...

style-and-grammar

In editorial and publishing practice, to capitalize after a dash usually refers to title case conventions in headlines and display copy, not standard sentence grammar. When a da...

language-and-grammar

When writers ask whether to capitalize sports, the short answer is yes for formal sport names and specific event titles, and no for generic uses. This guide explains standard ca...

style-and-grammar

Whether to capitalize Olympic Games is a common style question with a clear answer in most professional and official contexts. In standard English and major style guides, treat...

reference

When editors decide how to treat scripture in prose, they choose between style conventions, denominational preferences, and readability. Capitalizing scripture refers to how wri...