Is From Capitalized in a Title?

Should the word from be capitalized in a title or headline? This question cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no,” since the answer depends on several factors. Let’s look at the individual cases in detail.

In title case, the capitalization of the word from depends on the style guide you are following.

In AMA, AP, APA, and New York Times style, from is always capitalized, because these styles capitalize all prepositions that have four or more letters.

In both Chicago and MLA style, all prepositions are lowercased, independent of their length, while in Bluebook and Wikipedia style, all prepositions with four or fewer letters are lowercased. Therefore, from is generally lowercased in these four styles:

However, from must be capitalized if it is the first word of the title:

In Chicago, MLA, and Wikipedia style, the last word is also always capitalized:

Bluebook style however does not have such a rule, so from remains lowercase when it is the last word:

If you are using sentence case, then from is generally not capitalized:

The only (and obvious) exception are titles in which from is the first word. In such a case, from is capitalized:

Do not capitalize the word from if …

• you are following sentence case and it is not the first word of the title
• you are following Chicago, MLA, or Wikipedia style title case and it is not the first or last word of the title
• you are following Bluebook style and it is not the first word of the title

Capitalize from in all other cases.

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