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Wikivoyage:Capitalization

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This page in a nutshell: Consistent capitalization should always be applied. When it comes to title case versus sentence case, Wikivoyage uses sentence case along with Wikipedia.
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Editors are encouraged to use consistent capitalization in articles. However, don't knock yourself out "correcting" capitalization – there is more important work to be done inplunging forward and writing the world's most complete and accurate free travel guide!

Further guidance on capitalization can be found atWikipedia's Manual of Style.

When to capitalize

  • Proper names of specific places, persons, terms, etc., are capitalized in accordance with standard usage:Wales, Tel Aviv, Three Great Gardens of Japan, etc. Most adjectives derived from proper names should be capitalized, e.g.the English people, the Indonesian language.
  • The names ofmonths, days, and holidays are capitalized:June, Monday, Fourth of July. Seasons are not capitalized (a hot summer, winter hours).
  • Full names ofinstitutions, organizations, companies, etc., are proper names and require capitals. Generic words for institutions, organizations, companies, etc., do not take capitals (University of Mumbai butthe university).
  • Political or geographical units such as cities, towns, and countries follow the same rules: as proper names they require capitals, but as generic words they do not.
Incorrect (generic):The City has a population of 670,000.
Correct (generic):The city has a population of 670,000.
Correct (title):The City of Durban has a population of 670,000.
  • Internet has an initial capital letter (rather than "internet")

When not to capitalize

  • Points of the compass (north, southeast, etc.), and their derived forms (northern, etc.) are not generally capitalized:9 km south of Lima.
    • They are capitalized only when they form part of a proper name, such asNorthwest Territories orSouth Korea.
    • Where the name of a region has attained the status of a proper name (as withthe North of England,Southern California orWestern Europe), then the direction word is capitalized. Otherwise, it is not, as witheastern Spain orsouthwest Angola. If you are not sure whether a region has attained proper-name status, assume it has not.
  • Do not capitalize"the" in the middle of a sentence when referring tothe Netherlands,the Philippines, orthe Bronx, butdo capitalize it forThe Hague.
  • The wordcentury, whether used as a noun (in the 19th century) or an adjective (16th-century paintings) is never capitalized unless it is part of a proper name (e.g.,Century City).
  • The two words ofnational park when used as a noun should never be capitalized (e.g.Réunion National Park is a French national park, notRéunion National Park is a French National Park). This applies to similar words like national monument, national recreation area, provincial park etc.

Corporate shouting

Wikivoyage does not use "corporate shouting", i.e. the practice to write the name of the company in ALL CAPS, which is consideredtouting.

See also

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