How does Italian title capitalisation differ from English?

English title case capitalises most major words. Italian uses sentence-style capitalisation in titles: only the first word and proper nouns get a capital, while articles, prepositions, and conjunctions remain lowercase.

Which words stay lowercase?

Articles such as il, lo, la, gli, le, and un, simple and articulated prepositions like di, a, da, della, nel, and sul, and conjunctions like e, o, ma, and che all stay lowercase unless they begin the title.

How are proper nouns handled?

The tool cannot detect names on its own, so it treats any word you have already written with an internal capital as a proper noun and leaves it untouched. Capitalise names like Roma or Dante yourself before running the tool.

Does it handle apostrophes like dell'anello?

Yes. Elided forms such as dell', l', and un' are recognised. The article part stays lowercase mid-title, and the following noun keeps whatever capitalisation you gave it.

Can I process several titles at once?

Yes. Put each title on its own line. The tool processes each line independently, capitalising the first word of every line and applying the lowercase rules to the rest.

Italian Title Case — Gera Tools

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Italian titles are not capitalised the way English titles are. Where English capitalises every major word, Italian capitalises only the first word and proper nouns, leaving articles, prepositions, and conjunctions lowercase. This tool applies that convention automatically.

How it works

The tool walks through each word in the title. The first word of each line is always capitalised. After that, it checks the word against a list of closed-class function words — articles (il, la, gli…), simple and articulated prepositions (di, da, della, nel…), and conjunctions (e, o, ma, che). Words on that list stay lowercase; every other word gets its first letter capitalised. Words you already typed with an internal capital are treated as proper nouns or acronyms and left exactly as written.

Example and tips

The input il signore degli anelli e la compagnia dell'anello becomes Il signore degli anelli e la compagnia dell'anello: only the opening Il is capitalised, and every article and preposition stays lowercase. Because the tool cannot recognise names by itself, capitalise proper nouns such as Roma, Dante, or Milano before pasting, and the tool will preserve them.