Ten Most Popular Text Cases:
Many different types of text cases exist, and while most of them have extensive use cases, a few of them are rarely used in the real world. Here, we will talk about the ten most popular text cases that are widely used.
1. Uppercase (ALL CAPITAL LETTERS/ ALL CAPS):
Description: In uppercase text case (also known as all caps), all letters in a word or sentence are capitalized. This format is often used to convey emphasis, shouting, or for headings.
Example: "THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG"
2. Lowercase (all small letters):
Description: In lowercase text case, all letters in a word or a sentence are in their small form. It is commonly used for regular text within a sentence or paragraph.
Example: "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
3. Title Case:
Description: In the title case, the first letter of each word is capitalized, except for articles, conjunctions, and short prepositions (e.g., "a," "an," "the," "and," "in," "on" and so on). This style is typical for titles and headings.
Example: "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog"
4. Capitalized Case (Cap Case):
Description: The capitalized case is similar to the title case, where the first letter of each word is capitalized. However, unlike the title case, it capitalizes articles, conjunctions, and short prepositions as well. This style is also commonly used for titles and headings.
Example: "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog"
Special Note: In the two examples above (Title Case & Capitalized Case), note that the article "the" is not capitalized in the Title Case but is capitalized in the Capitalized Case.
5. Sentence Case:
Description: Sentence case follows standard sentence structure, with only the first letter of the first word in a sentence capitalized. It's widely used in regular text.
Example: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
6. Camel Case:
Description: Camel case combines words by removing spaces & punctuations and capitalizing the first letter of each word after the first letter. It's often seen in programming for variable names or identifiers. There are two types of camel cases, upper camel cases & lower camel cases. In the upper camel case (which is also known as Pascal case), the initial letter or the first letter is capitalized, like in "CamelCaseExample". On the other hand, in the lower camel case, the first letter is not capitalized, like in "camelCaseExample".
Example: "theQuickBrownFox" or "verySuddenly" or "JumpsOverTheLazyDog"
7. Snake Case (or Snail Case):
Description: Snake case (also known as Snail Case) replaces spaces with underscores and keeps all letters in lowercase format. Snake case is commonly used in programming for variable names or filenames.
Example: "user_id" or "file_name" or "the_quick_brown_fox"
8. Kebab Case (or Hyphen Case):
Description: Kebab case (or hyphen case) uses hyphens to separate words and maintains all letters in lowercase. It is frequently used in URLs and filenames. Due to their use in the URLs, they are hugely popular.
Example: "page-title" or "date-of-birth" or "the-quick-brown-fox"
9. Toggle Case (or Inverter Case):
Description: Toggle case switches the capitalization of letters, turning uppercase into lowercase and vice versa. It's sometimes used for stylistic or design purposes.
Example: "tOGGLE cASE eXAMPLE"
10. Alternating Case (sTuDy cAsE):
Description: Alternating case switches between uppercase and lowercase letters in an alternating pattern (i.e. one smaller and then a capital or vice versa). The first letter in the sentence is usually a small letter. It's often used for creative or stylistic purposes, such as in memes or artistic designs.
Example: "tHe qUiCk bRoWn fOx jUmPs oVeR ThE LaZy dOg"