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

Yes — "that" is always capitalized in title case across all major style guides.

demonstrative pronoun, determiner, or conjunction
Capitalized in 7 styles
Lowercase in 3 styles
Title Case
YES
Capitalized — demonstrative pronouns and determiners are content words
AP Style
YES
Capitalized — that is a principal word regardless of its role
NYT Style
YES
Capitalized — that is a principal word
Chicago Style
YES
Capitalized — principal word in Chicago Style
MLA Style
YES
Capitalized — that is always capitalized
APA Style
no
Sentence case — only first word and proper nouns
AMA Style
YES
Capitalized — that is a principal word
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

"That" is consistently capitalized in all title case style guides. Whether it functions as a demonstrative pronoun, a determiner, or a subordinating conjunction, AP Style, Chicago Style, MLA Style, NYT Style, and AMA Style all capitalize it.

Unlike coordinating conjunctions such as "and," "but," and "or," the word "that" when used as a conjunction is a subordinating conjunction. Style guides that lowercase coordinating conjunctions do not extend that rule to subordinating conjunctions like "that," "which," and "because."

The four-letter length of "that" puts it at the same length as "with" and "from," both of which are lowercased in Chicago Style as prepositions. The difference is that "that" is a pronoun or conjunction, not a preposition, so it is capitalized.

APA Style, Wikipedia Style, and Sentence Case lowercase "that" in the middle of a title because those styles do not make grammatical distinctions — only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.

"That" can function as a demonstrative pronoun pointing to something specific, a determiner modifying a noun, or a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause. In all three roles, it is capitalized in title case.