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== Capital letters ==
== Capital letters ==
{{Anchor|Capitalization|Capitalisation}}
{{see also|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Composition titles}}
{{Merge from |section=y |Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Composition titles |reason=We badly need to consolidate the scattered titles-related advice, and have a whole page for it. |date=August 2016 |discuss=Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Merger discussion}}
In English-language titles, every word except for articles, short coordinating conjunctions, or short prepositions is capitalized, as is the first or last word within the title. Capitalization of non-English titles varies by language. ''See {{section link|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters|Composition titles}} for more detailed information and examples.''
{{further|WP:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Composition titles}}
In English-language titles, every word except for articles, short coordinating conjunctions, or short prepositions is capitalized, as is the first or last word within the title. Capitalization of non-English titles varies by language. {{Crossref|See {{section link|WP:Manual of Style/Capital letters|Composition titles}} for more detailed information and examples.}}


However, for names of Wikipedia articles and of section headings in articles and pages, generally only the first word and all [[proper names]] are capitalized in titles. {{Crossref|See {{section link|WP:Manual of Style/Capital letters|Composition titles}} for details.)}}
However, for names of UniWiki articles and of section headings in articles and pages, generally only the first word and all [[Wikipedia:Proper names|proper names]] are capitalized in titles. ''See {{section link|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters|Composition titles}} for details.)''


After a hyphen, follow the capitalization rule for each part independently (resulting in, e.g., {{xt|''The Out-of-Towners''}}), unless reliable sources consistently do otherwise in a particular case ({{xt|''The History of Middle-earth''}}).
After a hyphen, follow the capitalization rule for each part independently (resulting in, e.g., {{xt|''The Out-of-Towners''}}), unless reliable sources consistently do otherwise in a particular case ({{xt|''The History of Middle-earth''}}).