upper case

The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....

Noun

  1. The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....

    Synonyms: majuscule u/c

    Antonyms: lower case minuscule

    Coordinate Terms: mixed case

Origin

Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capital letters would traditionally be located above the one containing small letters.

Forms

uppercase

Related

all caps case dependent case insensitive case sensitive small caps