JavaScript - first letter of each word uppercase

In this article, we would like to show you how to make the first letter of each word uppercase in JavaScript.

Quick solution:

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

var text = 'this is example text...';

const array = text.split(' ');

for (let x = 0; x < array.length; ++x) {
    array[x] = array[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + array[x].slice(1);
}
var result = array.join(' ');

console.log(result);

Practical example

In this example, we make the first letter of each word uppercase using:

1. split() method split the text into an array of separate words,
2. charAt() method with toUpperCase() to uppercase the first letter of each word,
3. slice() method to get the rest of the word - without the first letter, so we can add it to the uppercase letter.
4. join() method to convert the array back to the string.

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

function uppercase(text) {
    var array = text.split(' ');

    for (var x = 0; x < array.length; ++x) {
        array[x] = array[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + array[x].slice(1);
    }
    return array.join(' ');
}


// Usage example:

console.log(uppercase('this is example text...'));

Output:

This Is Example Text...

Modern syntax - reusable arrow function

In this section, we present a solution that is equal to the above one but written in modern syntax.

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

const uppercase = (text) => {
    const array = text.split(' ');

    for (let x = 0; x < array.length; ++x) {
        array[x] = array[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + array[x].slice(1);
    }
    return array.join(' ');
};


// Usage example:

console.log(uppercase('this is example text...'));

Output:

This Is Example Text...

References

1. String.prototype.split() - JavaScript | MDN
2. String.prototype.charAt() - JavaScript | MDN
3. String.prototype.toUpperCase() - JavaScript | MDN
4. String.prototype.slice() - JavaScript | MDN
5. Array.prototype.join() - JavaScript | MDN