Hungarian Title Case

Capitalises only the first word and proper nouns, the Hungarian way

Applies Hungarian title capitalisation, where only the first word and proper nouns are capitalised and adjectives and common nouns stay lower-case, unlike English headline case. Protect your proper nouns and run it in your browser.

How does Hungarian title capitalisation differ from English?

English headline style capitalises most words, but Hungarian capitalises only the first word of the title plus proper nouns. Adjectives, common nouns, and verbs stay lower-case, so a Hungarian title looks much like a normal sentence.

The Hungarian Title Case tool formats a title the way Hungarian orthography requires: it capitalises only the first word and proper nouns, leaving every other word lower-case. This is very different from English headline style, where most words are capitalised, and getting it wrong is one of the most common mistakes non-native writers make in Hungarian.

How it works

The tool lower-cases the whole title, then capitalises the first word. Each remaining word is checked against the list of proper nouns you supply; if it matches, its first letter is capitalised, otherwise it stays lower-case. Capitalisation uses locale-aware casing so accented first letters such as á or ő are handled correctly, and the rest of each word keeps its accents.

Why you supply the proper nouns

No automated tool can reliably decide whether a mid-title word is a proper noun (a name) or an ordinary word. Hungarian capitalises names of people, places, and organisations, so you list those — for example Duna, Budapest, Magyarország — and the tool protects their capitals while lower-casing common nouns and adjectives.

input:  a magyar nyelv és a Duna szépsége
output: A magyar nyelv és a Duna szépsége

Tips and notes

  • Only the first word is auto-capitalised; everything else depends on your proper-noun list.
  • For multi-word names, add each word you want capitalised to the list.
  • The tool never changes accents inside a word; it only adjusts the first letter’s case.