all caps

noun

Text or a font in which all letters are capitalised.

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Meanings

all caps1

nounall caps (uncountable)

alternative all-caps · alternative ALL CAPS

  1. uncountablemediaText or a font in which all letters are capitalised.

    It's ugly, like look at you, it's a damn shame / Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name

    2004, “All Caps”, performed by Madvillain

ALL CAPS2

nounALL CAPS (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of all caps.

Origin

From "all capital letters".

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Translations

Hungarian csupa nagybetűs
  • csupa nagybetűstext or a font in which all letters are capital letters
Spanish mayúsculas sostenidas
  • mayúsculas sostenidastext or a font in which all letters are capital letters
Cite this entry
APA

all caps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20caps

MLA

“all caps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20caps. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all caps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20caps.

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