Capitalization Standards
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==English== | ==English== | ||
| - | + | *Closest standard we follow is "Wikipedia" standard | |
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*https://capitalizemytitle.com/style/Wiki/ | *https://capitalizemytitle.com/style/Wiki/ | ||
| - | *Only capitalize prepositions that are | + | *Only capitalize prepositions that are 5 letters or more (of, with, About, Through, Around) |
| - | === | + | *Exceptions include stuff like "eGames" "eMail" |
| - | *Capitalize | + | |
| + | ==French== | ||
| + | *Spaces get added/included before "!" in titles. This does not apply to brand names in English like "Scooby-Doo!" nor does it apply to title portions in English. | ||
| + | **This should also apply to other punctuation such as "?" ":" and ";" however due to site limitations and complications these do not follow French spacing. | ||
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| + | ==Italian== | ||
| + | *https://www.thoughtco.com/italian-capitalization-rules-2011478 | ||
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| + | ==German== | ||
| + | *http://germanforenglishspeakers.com/basics/capitalization-and-punctuation/ | ||
| + | *Capitalize all nouns (General sentence case) | ||
| + | *Formal "you" (Sie) gets capitalized | ||
==Spanish== | ==Spanish== | ||
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*Capitalize festivals and holidays | *Capitalize festivals and holidays | ||
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| + | Swedish titles use sentence case. | ||
| + | *Capitalize the first letter of proper nouns (names of people, cities, countries, places, etc.) | ||
| + | *Do not capitalize: Days of the week, months, languages, nationalities, religions, any words that are not nouns | ||
| + | *Details: https://sprakkonsulterna.se/stor-eller-liten-bokstav-i-ord-med-namn/ | ||
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| + | ==Norwegian== | ||
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| + | ==Finnish== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 12 April 2025
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English
- Closest standard we follow is "Wikipedia" standard
- https://capitalizemytitle.com/style/Wiki/
- Only capitalize prepositions that are 5 letters or more (of, with, About, Through, Around)
- Exceptions include stuff like "eGames" "eMail"
French
- Spaces get added/included before "!" in titles. This does not apply to brand names in English like "Scooby-Doo!" nor does it apply to title portions in English.
- This should also apply to other punctuation such as "?" ":" and ";" however due to site limitations and complications these do not follow French spacing.
Italian
German
- http://germanforenglishspeakers.com/basics/capitalization-and-punctuation/
- Capitalize all nouns (General sentence case)
- Formal "you" (Sie) gets capitalized
Spanish
- https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/capitalization-in-spanish
- Do not capitalize all first letters in a title
- Capitalize first letter of all proper nouns (names of people, cities, countries, places, etc.)
- Do not capitalize: days of the week, months, languages, nationalities, religions, first word of geographical names (río Grande)
- Capitalize festivals and holidays
Dutch
Swedish
Swedish titles use sentence case.
- Capitalize the first letter of proper nouns (names of people, cities, countries, places, etc.)
- Do not capitalize: Days of the week, months, languages, nationalities, religions, any words that are not nouns
- Details: https://sprakkonsulterna.se/stor-eller-liten-bokstav-i-ord-med-namn/
