Capitalize

Capitalize[string]

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

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)

Capitalize the first character of a string:

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Capitalize letters of the Greek alphabet:

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Use different capitalization schemes on the same string:

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Scope  (2)

See Also

ToUpperCase  Decapitalize  ToLowerCase

Introduced in 2015
(10.1)
| Updated in 2017
(11.2)