Convert Text Between Cases: camelCase, snake_case, Title Case, and More

2026-02-28 3 min read
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Switching between uppercase, lowercase, title case, and programming naming conventions by hand is tedious and error-prone. A case converter does it in one click.

Common text cases

Everyday cases

  • UPPERCASE — All capital letters. Used for acronyms, headings, emphasis
  • lowercase — All small letters. Standard for body text, URLs
  • Title Case — First Letter Of Each Word Capitalized. Used for titles, headings
  • Sentence case — First letter of each sentence capitalized. Standard for body text

Programming cases

  • camelCase — First word lowercase, subsequent words capitalized. Used in JavaScript, Java variables
  • PascalCase — Every word capitalized, no separators. Used for class names
  • snake_case — Words separated by underscores, all lowercase. Used in Python, Ruby, database columns
  • kebab-case — Words separated by hyphens, all lowercase. Used in URLs, CSS class names
  • CONSTANT_CASE — Snake case but uppercase. Used for constants and environment variables

When you need case conversion

  • Formatting headings — Convert body text to Title Case for section headers
  • Cleaning data — Normalize inconsistent capitalization in spreadsheets
  • Code refactoring — Convert variable names between naming conventions
  • Content migration — Adjust text formatting when moving between platforms
  • SEO optimization — Ensure consistent title formatting

Naming conventions in programming

LanguageVariablesConstantsClassesFunctions
JavaScriptcamelCaseUPPER_SNAKEPascalCasecamelCase
Pythonsnake_caseUPPER_SNAKEPascalCasesnake_case
CSSkebab-case
Rubysnake_caseUPPER_SNAKEPascalCasesnake_case
GocamelCasePascalCasePascalCasecamelCase

Following the right convention makes your code more readable and consistent with the ecosystem. A case converter handles the transformation without manual editing.

Tips

  • Don’t title-case small words — Words like “a”, “an”, “the”, “in”, “on”, “at” are typically lowercase in titles (unless they’re the first word)
  • Acronyms in camelCasehtmlParser is preferred over HTMLParser in most style guides
  • Be consistent — Pick one convention and stick with it across your project

Try it yourself

Use the tool mentioned in this article — free, no sign-up, runs in your browser.

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