Title capitalization guide
Is "As" Capitalized in a Title?

It depends — "as" is lowercase in AP Style and Chicago Style but capitalized in NYT Style.

preposition, conjunction, or adverb
Capitalized in 2 styles
Lowercase in 8 styles
Title Case
no
Lowercase as a short preposition or conjunction unless first or last word
AP Style
no
Lowercase as a preposition or conjunction
NYT Style
YES
Capitalized — NYT Style capitalizes prepositions
Chicago Style
no
Lowercase — two letters and listed as a lowercase word
MLA Style
no
Lowercase as a short preposition
APA Style
no
Sentence case — only first word and proper nouns
AMA Style
no
Lowercase — AMA follows AP-style preposition rules
BB Style
YES
Every word capitalized — no exceptions
Wikipedia Style
no
Sentence case — only first word and proper nouns
Sentence Case
no
Only the first word of a title is capitalized

The full answer

"As" is a two-letter word that functions as a preposition, conjunction, or adverb depending on context. In most of these roles it is lowercase in AP Style, Chicago Style, MLA Style, and AMA Style, but capitalized in NYT Style.

Chicago Style explicitly lists "as" among the words to be lowercased in titles, reflecting both its prepositional use and its conjunction use. At two letters, it falls well within the four-letter lowercase threshold for prepositions.

When "as" functions as an adverb of degree — as in "twice as fast" — it carries more independent meaning and some style guides treat it as a capitalized adverb. In practice, this distinction rarely arises in title contexts.

NYT Style capitalizes "as" along with other prepositions and conjunctions as part of its convention of heavier capitalization. Billboard Style capitalizes every word including "as" without exception.

"As" is one of the shorter and more versatile words in English. When it functions as a preposition — as in "working as a writer" — or as a conjunction — as in "as long as you know" — AP Style and Chicago Style lowercase it in the middle of a title.