👉 A capitalization is a process or method used to represent certain words, phrases, or names in a language by altering their initial letters. This can be done using punctuation marks such as commas, periods, exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks. Capitalizations are often used in writing to make the words more distinct and to improve readability. In English, capitalization is commonly used for certain types of words, including names, titles, dates, adjectives, and other compound words that contain