Template:Title case
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This is a very simplistic algorithm so the output should be previewed and the template usually be substituted in the article namespace. It should not be used to implement Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters. Most obviously, it ignores proper nouns. Although the algorithm is based on United States Government Printing Office manual §3.49, the pink rows in the following table are §3.49 examples which the template output does not match.
USGPS {{Title case}} examples §3.49 example Template output World en Route to All-Out War World En Route to All-out War Curfew To Be Set for 10 o'Clock Curfew to Be Set for 10 O'clock Man Hit With 2-Inch Pipe Man Hit With 2-inch Pipe No-Par-Value Stock for Sale No-par-value Stock for Sale Yankees May Be Winners in Zig-Zag Race Yankees May Be Winners in Zig-zag Race Ex-Senator Is To Be Admitted Ex-senator Is to Be Admitted Notice of Filing and Order on Exemption From Requirements Notice of Filing and Order on Exemption from Requirements Building on Twenty-first Street Building on Twenty-first Street One Hundred Twenty-three Years One Hundred Twenty-three Years Only One-tenth of Shipping Was Idle Only One-tenth of Shipping Was Idle Many 35-Millimeter Films in Production Many 35-millimeter Films in Production Built-Up Stockpiles Are Necessary Built-up Stockpiles Are Necessary His Per Diem Was Increased His Per Diem Was Increased Lower Taxes per Person Lower Taxes Per Person
Example
{{Title case|the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog}} ⊟ The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog