sentence case
English
Etymology
sentence + case, because it is the capitalization (letter case pattern) used in a typical English sentence.
Noun
sentence case (uncountable)
- The standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.
Coordinate terms
- ALL CAPS
- AlTeRnaTinG cApS
- CamelCase
- Initial Caps
- lowercase
- Title Case
Related terms
- letter case
Further reading
sentence case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - "Sentence Case", PC Access Flyer Reference Guide, MFM Software.
- "Sentence case", Web Editors' Handbook, London School of Economics.