# Capitalize - script and chart function

Capitalize() returns the string with all words in initial uppercase letters.

Syntax:

Capitalize(text)

Return data type: string

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/StringFunctions/Capitalize.htm)

#### Example: Load script and chart expressions

| Example | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `Capitalize ( 'star trek' )` | Returns 'Star Trek' |
| `Capitalize<br>( 'AA bb cC Dd')` | Returns 'Aa Bb Cc Dd' |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/StringFunctions/Capitalize.htm)

#### Example: Load script

```
Load 
String,
Capitalize(String)
Inline
[String
rHode iSland
washingTon d.C.
new york]; 
```

Result

| String | Capitalize(String) |
| --- | --- |
| rHode iSland | Rhode Island |
| washingTon d.C. | Washington D.C. |
| new york | New York |