Is "Between" Capitalized in a Title?

Title capitalization guide

Yes in Chicago Style and MLA Style. No in AP Style.

preposition

Capitalized in 5 styles

Lowercase in 5 styles

Title Case

YES

Capitalized as a longer preposition

AP Style

Lowercase — AP lowercases all prepositions regardless of length

NYT Style

YES

Capitalized — NYT Style capitalizes prepositions

Chicago Style

YES

Capitalized — seven letters, well above the four-letter threshold

MLA Style

YES

Capitalized as a longer preposition

APA Style

Sentence case — only first word and proper nouns

AMA Style

Lowercase — AMA follows AP-style preposition rules

BB Style

YES

Every word capitalized — no exceptions

Wikipedia Style

Sentence case — only first word and proper nouns

Sentence Case

Only the first word of a title is capitalized

The full answer

"Between" is a seven-letter preposition and is capitalized in Chicago Style, MLA Style, NYT Style, and Billboard Style. AP Style and AMA Style lowercase it since they lowercase all prepositions without a length distinction.

AP Style and AMA Style do not make the length distinction. Under AP rules, "between" is lowercase in the middle of a title regardless of its length, the same as "in," "of," and "at."

"Between" is a common word in academic and analytical titles — "The Connection Between Mind and Body," "Between Truth and Fiction" — where the capitalization rule has practical implications for publishing.

"Between" as the first word of a title is always capitalized in every style guide. The word opens many philosophical and literary titles, and the first-word rule applies without exception.

"Between" is a seven-letter preposition, and Chicago Style capitalizes all prepositions of five or more letters. It is capitalized in Chicago Style, MLA Style, and NYT Style as a result.