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Heading Title Case Checker

This title case checker reads the H1, H2 and H3 headings of a web page and tests each one against Title Case or sentence case, the style you choose. It lists every heading with its verdict, the words written against the style and the corrected text, and lets you add exception words such as brand names.

How to Check a Website's Headings

Enter the page address, pick the style your headings should follow and run the check; the verdicts and the list of headings appear below the form.

Paste the full URL of the page, including https://.
Choose Title Case or sentence case as the style the headings must follow.
Optionally list exception words, such as brand or product names, separated by commas or spaces.
Select Submit and wait for the page to be fetched and its headings to be tested.
Read the verdict, then copy the corrected text of each heading marked for a fix into your page.

What the Title Case Check Reports

The result gives one verdict for the whole page, the counts of headings that follow the style and of those to fix, and a line for each H1, H2 and H3 heading.

Heading Case Verdict

The verdict comes from the same headingCase check a site contract runs during an audit. It passes when every H1 to H3 heading follows the chosen style and fails, with a warning, when at least one does not. It never changes an audit score.

Headings That Follow the Style

A heading marked as passing already matches the style, so its corrected text is not repeated. Headings without text, and H4 to H6 headings, are not tested.

Headings to Fix

A failing heading lists the words written against the style, as they appear on the page. In Title Case these are usually short words such as "of" written with a capital, or main words left in lowercase.

Corrected Title Case Heading

Each heading to fix comes with its corrected text, in Title Case or in sentence case, ready to copy. Exception words, acronyms and words with capitals inside keep the spelling of the page.

Heading Structure Verdicts

The same fetch also runs three audit rules on the headings: a missing H1, more than one H1, and a skipped heading level. Their verdicts link to the documentation of each rule.

Title Case Rules This Checker Applies

In Title Case the checker expects a capital on every word except a short list of small words, which stay lowercase unless they are first, last or follow a colon.

Words That Stay Lowercase

The small words are a, an, the, and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet, as, at, by, in, of, on, to, up and vs. Any other word, including longer prepositions such as with or from, is expected to start with a capital.

Hyphenated Words and Colons

Both parts of a hyphenated word are capitalized, as in Print-Ready. The first word after a colon is capitalized even when it is a small word, as in "UPC vs EAN: What Is the Difference?".

Acronyms, Brands and Exception Words

Words written in capitals, such as QR or GS1, words with a capital inside, such as iPhone, and words that start with a digit keep their spelling. Add any other name that must stay as written, such as a lowercase brand, to the exception words.

Title Case vs Sentence Case: What Is the Difference?

Title Case capitalizes the main words of a heading, while sentence case capitalizes only the first word and the words that are always written with a capital.

What Is Title Case?

Title Case is a capitalization style for titles and headings in which every main word starts with a capital letter. Articles, short conjunctions and short prepositions stay lowercase inside the heading.

What Is Sentence Case?

Sentence case writes a heading like a sentence: a capital on the first word, lowercase for the rest. In this checker the first word after a colon also takes a capital, and names you list as exceptions keep theirs.

Title Case Example

The heading "how to scan a barcode" becomes "How to Scan a Barcode" in Title Case and "How to scan a barcode" in sentence case. Use one style for every heading of a site, so pages read consistently.

Title Case Checker Questions

Is "With" Capitalized in Title Case?

This checker capitalizes "with", because it is not in its list of small words. Style guides differ on prepositions of four letters or more. If your guide keeps "with" lowercase, add it to the exception words and the checker accepts it as written.

Is "the" Capitalized in Title Case?

Only when it is the first word, the last word, or the first word after a colon. Anywhere else in the heading "the" stays lowercase, and the checker flags "The" written there with a capital.

Which Headings Does the Checker Test?

It tests the H1, H2 and H3 headings that have text, in the order of the page. H4 to H6 headings are left out. Very long pages are listed up to 200 headings, while the verdict and the counts cover every heading.

Does the Checker Read Headings Added by JavaScript?

No. It reads the HTML the server returns, as an audit does, without running scripts. Headings written into the page by JavaScript after it loads are not tested.