title case

Etymology
, because it is the (letter case pattern) traditionally often used for document titles (as well as headings and other ) in.

Noun

 * 1)  The capitalization of text in which the first letter of each  (important) word is set as a.

Usage notes
This name for the concept is now the usual name, but it did not become widespread until well into the, when its use spread from software coders to the general public, including via menus and dialogs of applications. In older, terms such as headline-style capitalization, cap-and-small, cap-and-lower, c/lc (cap/lowercase), and others were used, and lead-era typesetters used printer's jargon such as main words up.

Coordinate terms

 * ALL CAPS
 * AlTeRnaTinG cApS
 * Initial Caps
 * Sentence case
 * Sentence case
 * Sentence case