Initial caps/title case

[Yvonne]

Hi!

I'm sitting in Sweden working with airplane manuals in English and I have a couple of questions about initial caps/title case.

First, I wonder which words don’t get an initial cap in a title. Example:

The Names of the Seven Dwarfs

Is there a list of exactly which words are written without initial caps in a title?

Also, what about words with a hyphen? Example:

Sub-Contractor or Sub-contractor?

Is the second word with a small or capital letter?

Kindest regards,

Yvonne from Sweden : )

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Yvonne

Hi!

I'm sitting in Sweden working with airplane manuals in English and I have a couple of questions about initial caps/title case.

First, I wonder which words don’t get an initial cap in a title. Example:

The Names of the Seven Dwarfs

Is there a list of exactly which words are written without initial caps in a title?

Also, what about words with a hyphen? Example:

Sub-Contractor or Sub-contractor?

Is the second word with a small or capital letter?

Kindest regards,

Yvonne from Sweden : )

I'm not sure there is a single accepted routine. A safe set of rules for titles is this:

1. Always capitalize the first and last words.
2. Never capitalize articles or prepositions/conjunctions of four letters or less, except as in #1.

I would normally capitalize the word after a hyphen in titles.

[Yvonne]

Thanks Mike!

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Yvonne

Thanks Mike!

You're welcome.