Text Case in Journalism – AP Style Guide
Published 2026-04-04 · convertcase.in
Journalists follow AP Style — one of the most prescriptive style guides for text case. Here's what you need to know.
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1AP Headline Style
AP recommends title case for headlines: capitalize the first word, all major words. Do not capitalise articles, conjunctions, prepositions unless they are the first word.
2Titles of People
Capitalise titles before names: President Biden. Lowercase after names: Joe Biden, president. (This is a key AP rule many people get wrong.)
3Quotes
Sentence case within quotes. Do not alter capitalisation of quoted text.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does AP Style use title case or sentence case for headlines?
AP Style uses title case for headlines — major words are capitalised.