Style comparison
NYT Style vs Uppercase

NYT Style uses selective title case capitalization, while uppercase converts every letter to a capital regardless of word type.

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NYT Style
The prestige newspaper standard

NYT Style capitalizes all major words including most prepositions, lowercasing only articles and coordinating conjunctions. It produces headlines with more capitals than AP Style.

NYT Style suits publications that model their editorial standards after prestige American newspapers. It works well as a middle ground between AP Style and full title case.

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Uppercase
ALL CAPITALS

Uppercase converts every letter to its capital form without exception. It is used for warning labels, legal notices, acronyms, design contexts, and any text requiring maximum visual weight.

All caps is appropriate for short, high-emphasis phrases, system alerts, and design headlines. Extended uppercase text is harder to read and should be used sparingly.

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When to use NYT Style

NYT Style suits publications that model their editorial standards after prestige American newspapers. It works well as a middle ground between AP Style and full title case.

Only articles and coordinating conjunctions are consistently lowercased. Prepositions are generally capitalized, unlike in AP Style.

When to use Uppercase

All caps is appropriate for short, high-emphasis phrases, system alerts, and design headlines. Extended uppercase text is harder to read and should be used sparingly.

Every letter is capitalized. Punctuation, numbers, and symbols are unchanged. Letter-spacing is often added in design contexts to improve readability.

Choosing between them

Choose NYT Style for readable news headlines.

Choose uppercase for short emphasis phrases, warnings, and design headlines.

Uppercase is not used for running headlines in journalism. It is reserved for short, high-emphasis contexts.