capital letter
Noun: 1. A large form of a letter of the alphabet: A capital letter is the larger form of a letter (e.g., A, B, C) used as the first character in writing or printing sentences, proper nouns, and for emphasis. This style is also called an uppercase letter.
Capital letters are used according to specific rules in English: * Start of a sentence: Every sentence begins with a capital letter. * Proper nouns: Names of specific people, places, organizations, and brands are capitalized (e.g., London, Maria, Microsoft). * The pronoun "I": The first-person singular pronoun is always capitalized. * Titles: The first, last, and all major words in titles of books, movies, etc., are capitalized. * Acronyms: Abbreviations formed from initial letters are usually in capitals (e.g., NASA, UN).
- Start of sentence:
- Proper noun:
- Pronoun "I":
- Title: The Old Man and the Sea
- For emphasis: In informal writing, a word might be written in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS to show strong feeling.
- "Block capitals" or "All caps": Writing in capital letters only. Often used for clarity on forms or for emphasis, but in digital communication, it can be interpreted as SHOUTING.
- Please write your name in BLOCK CAPITALS.
- Uppercase (adj/n): Another term for capital letters. The opposite is lowercase.
- The headline should be in uppercase letters.
- Capitalization (n): The act or system of writing with capital letters.
- Proper capitalization is important for clarity.
- Uppercase letter: The direct synonym.
- Majuscule: A technical term used in typography and palaeography.
- Lowercase letter: The smaller form of a letter (e.g., a, b, c).
- Minuscule: The technical antonym of "majuscule."
- one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
- printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases