Editing Majuscule (section)

==Usage==
In alphabets with a case distinction, capitals are used for [[capitalization]], [[acronym]]s, supposed better legibility (see [[ascender (typography)|ascender]]), and [[Emphasis (typography)|emphasis]] (in some languages).

Capital letters were sometimes used for typographical emphasis in text made on a typewriter. However, long spans of Latin-alphabet text in all upper-case are harder to read because of the absence of the [[Ascender (typography)|ascender]]s and [[descender]]s found in lower-case letters, which can aid recognition. With the advent of modern computer editing technology and the [[Internet]], emphasis is usually indicated by use of a single word [[Capitals (typeface)|Capital]], [[Italic type|italic]], or [[bold typeface|bold]] font, similar to what has long been common practice in print. In typesetting, when an [[acronym]] or initialism requires a string of upper-case letters, it is frequently set in [[small capitals]], to avoid overemphasizing the word in mostly lower-case running text. In [[Internet|electronic communications]], it is often considered very poor "[[netiquette]]" to type in [[all caps|all capitals]], because it can be harder to read and because it is seen as tantamount to shouting. Indeed, this is the oft-used name for the practice.

[[Capitalization]] is the [[writing]] of a [[word]] with its first [[grapheme|letter]] in uppercase and the remaining letters in lowercase. Capitalization rules vary by [[language]] and are often quite complex, but in most modern languages that have capitalization, the first word of every [[Sentence (linguistics)|sentence]] is capitalized, as are all [[proper noun]]s. Some languages, such as [[German language|German]], capitalize the first letter of all nouns; this was previously common in [[English language|English]] as well. (See the article on [[capitalization]] for a detailed list of norms).