sentence case

English

Etymology

sentence +‎ case, because it is the capitalization (letter case pattern) used in a typical English sentence.

Noun

sentence case (uncountable)

The standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.

Coordinate terms

Related terms

letter case

Further reading

sentence case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
"Sentence Case", PC Access Flyer Reference Guide, MFM Software.
"Sentence case", Web Editors' Handbook, London School of Economics.

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