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page_title: title function reference
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  The `title` function converts the first letter of each word in a given string
  to uppercase.
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# `title` Function

`title` converts the first letter of each word in the given string to uppercase.

## Examples

```shell-session
> title("hello world")
Hello World
```

This function uses Unicode's definition of letters and of upper- and lowercase.

## Related Functions

- [`upper`](/packer/docs/templates/hcl_templates/functions/string/upper) converts _all_ letters in a string to uppercase.
- [`lower`](/packer/docs/templates/hcl_templates/functions/string/lower) converts all letters in a string to lowercase.
