Formatting and capitalising titles

🎨✨ Formatting & Capitalising Titles βœ¨πŸ“š

πŸ‘‰ A title is the name of a book, story, movie, poem, song, article, or any piece of writing.

  • πŸ’‘ Example: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

βœ… Always capitalize:

  • The first word (no matter what it is).
  • The last word (no matter what it is).
  • All important words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs).

❌ Do NOT capitalize:

  • Short words (a, an, the, and, but, or, nor, for, in, on, at, with, to, of, by) unless they are the first or last word.

πŸ’‘ Example:

  • βœ”οΈ The Lion King
  • βœ”οΈ Charlotte’s Web
  • βœ”οΈ A Journey to the Moon

πŸ“Œ Books & Movies β†’ Italicize or underline.

  • Example: The Jungle Book or The Jungle Book

πŸ“Œ Short Works (stories, poems, songs, articles) β†’ Put in β€œquotation marks.”

  • Example: β€œTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
  • ⭐ First & last word β†’ Always capitalized.
  • ⭐ Important words β†’ Capitalized.
  • ⭐ Small joining words β†’ Lowercase (unless first/last).
  • ⭐ Use italics or β€œquotation marks” depending on the type of title.
  • Book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Poem: β€œThe Road Not Taken”
  • Movie: Finding Nemo
  • Song: β€œLet It Go”

πŸ‘‰ Remember: Titles should look neat, clear, and stand out! πŸŽ‰

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