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

Yes — "it" is always capitalized in title case because it is a pronoun.

pronoun
Capitalized in 7 styles
Lowercase in 3 styles
Title Case
YES
Capitalized — pronouns are content words, always capitalized
AP Style
YES
Capitalized — pronouns are capitalized
NYT Style
YES
Capitalized — pronouns are capitalized
Chicago Style
YES
Capitalized — pronouns are principal words
MLA Style
YES
Capitalized — pronouns are always capitalized
APA Style
no
Sentence case — only first word and proper nouns
AMA Style
YES
Capitalized — pronouns are capitalized
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

"It" is a pronoun and is always capitalized in title case. AP Style, Chicago Style, MLA Style, NYT Style, and AMA Style all capitalize pronouns as content words that carry substantive meaning in a title.

The two-letter length of "it" sometimes causes writers to confuse it with function words like "in" or "at." The distinction is grammatical: "it" is a pronoun, not a preposition or article, and is always capitalized.

APA Style, Wikipedia Style, and Sentence Case lowercase "it" in the middle of a title since those styles use sentence case across the board.

"It" appears in widely known titles — including the Stephen King novel — and is correctly capitalized as a pronoun under all title case style guides.

"It" is a personal pronoun and is capitalized in all title case styles. Pronouns are content words — they refer to nouns and carry substantive meaning — and style guides universally capitalize them in titles.