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All-caps text can be seen in legal documents, advertisements, newspaper headlines, and the titles on book covers. Short strings of words in capital letters appear bolder and "louder" than mixed case, and this is sometimes referred to as "screaming" or "shouting". [1] All caps can also be used to indicate that a given word is an acronym.
Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization.In English, capitalization is primarily needed for proper names, acronyms, and for the first letter of a sentence. [a] Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia.
Template talk:Infobox UK place#All-caps – Should the template give post_town parameter in all-caps (e.g. "LONDON")? Result: avoid all-caps in WP. Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Capitalization of "the Strait", "the Bay", etc. – Result: Lowercase except when part of a name. Talk:MF Doom#Alteration in opening paragraph.
A round, slightly pointed cap with embroidered or applique patterns worn throughout Central Asia. Tudor bonnet: A soft round black academic cap with a stiff brim that has a cord with tasseled ends knotted around the base of the crown, the ends draping over the brim. Tuque: In Canada, a knitted hat, worn in winter, usually made from wool or acrylic.
The origin of the word "cap" comes from the Old French word "chapeau" which means "head covering". Over time, the word has evolved and changed its meaning, but it still retains its association with headwear. Caps typically have a visor, or no brim at all. [2] They are popular in casual and informal settings, and are seen in sports and fashion. [2]
The English Wikipedia is perfectly free to choose not to use capitalization for this purpose (as it has decided for the English names of organisms), but there's a price to be paid, namely a greater need for care in writing to make sure the distinction the capitals would have made is always clear. Peter coxhead 12:28, 28 July 2017 (UTC) Indeed.
No conversion, small-caps display, mixed case. Slightly reduced font size. This is the conventional display of smallcaps for acronyms/initialisms in modern book typography.
Alternating all-caps and headline styles at the start of a New York Times report published in November 1919. (The event reported is Arthur Eddington's test of Einstein's theory of general relativity.) In English, a variety of case styles are used in various circumstances: Sentence case "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"