Mixed capitals in a name
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Name |
| 2 | john SMITH |
Formula: C2: =PROPER(A2)
Result: John Smith
Each word starts with a capital and the rest is lowercase.
Google Sheets function
PROPER in Google Sheets
PROPER with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the PROPER Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Hyphenated name
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Name |
| 2 | mary-jane watson |
Formula: C2: =PROPER(A2)
Result: Mary-Jane Watson
A hyphen counts as a word break, so both halves of Mary-Jane are capitalised.
Apostrophes
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Word |
| 2 | it's |
Formula: C2: =PROPER(A2)
Result: It'S
The letter after the apostrophe is capitalised too, which is why contractions need a fix-up.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in D2: =PROPER(B2)
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Text | Other | Result | |
| 2 | Alice Johnson | alice johnson | Alice Johnson | |
| 3 | [email protected] | [email protected] | ||
| 4 | extra spaces | |||
| 5 | SKU-2026-0415 | |||
| 6 | iced coffee, tea, sugar | |||
| 7 | Order 417 shipped |
Result in D2: Alice Johnson
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