Enable or disable the automatic capitalization feature on the Apple iPhone or iPad using these steps.
- Select “Settings” from the Home screen.
- Select “General“.
- Select “Keyboard“.
- If you have an iPad and use a hardware keyboard, select “Hardware Keyboard“.
- Turn Auto-Capitalization to on (green) or off (white).
FAQ
When I type certain names and words automatically appear in ALL caps. How can I turn that off?
There is no option for that. However, you can spell the word as you like with the proper case, then tap it to add it to the dictionary. Visit our post about adding words to the iOS dictionary for more information.
Peggy Heller says
May 6, 2019 at 3:16 pmThank you. This is exactly what I needed to know.
armando says
April 10, 2019 at 8:34 pmHAA — never mind…I didn’t realize I was turning off the auto-caps option in the wrong place…forgot to select “hardware keyboard” first!
Armando says
April 10, 2019 at 8:32 pmThis didn’t work for my iPad using the apple keyboard./cover…I even re-booted and re-checked to ensure the auto-cap option was still turned off….afterwords I turned off autocorrect too just for good measure. The mail app still puts an initial cap at the beginning of a new line….any ideas (see my initials below…which I want to be ALL LOWER CAPS, but cant unless I use the shift key)!
Ag