Follow UI text capitalization guidelines¶
Interface element labels use a combination of headline-style capitalization and sentence-style capitalization. It is important to apply these capitalization guidelines consistently to make the UI clear and succinct.
Headline-style capitalization capitalizes every word in the text, except:
- Articles, except as the first word (a, an, the)
- Coordinating conjunctions (and, or)
- Prepositions, except the first or last word
- Infinitives (to, in, an)
Examples of headline-style capitalization: Restore Defaults, Allocate to Project
Sentence-style capitalization only capitalizes the first word in the text. Unless the word is a proper noun that must be capitalized.
Example of sentence-style capitalization: Maximum number of downloads
Capitalization style for common UI elements¶
Headline-style capitalization¶
- Chart titles
- Dialog box titles
- Icon labels
- Links used for an action or navigation
- Menu items (both menu bar and context menus)
- Menu titles
- Page titles
- Button labels
- Section headings
- Step titles
- Table column headers
- Tab titles
- Table titles
- Toolbar buttons
- Window titles
Sentence-style capitalization¶
- Check box labels
- Field labels
- File names
- Group box labels
- Headings for groups of radio buttons or check boxes
- Hover help text
- Input hints
- List box, drop-down list, and combination box entries
- List box labels
- Messages (information, warning, and error)
- Page instructions or descriptions
- Progress bar label
- Radio button labels
- Status bar text
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