Information:Article title dos and don'ts

Titles tell readers what an article is about.

Article titles should be precise, recognizable, and neutral. Generally:

DO: File:Green check.png Use the most common name in English for the subject File:Green check.png Follow the pattern of similar articles File:Green check.png Use sentence case, and prefer singular nouns File:Green check.png Check for special naming conventions File:Green check.png Create redirects from other plausible titles File:Green check.png If necessary, disambiguate as naturally as possible File:Green check.png If the topic is ambiguously named, use a hatnote or dab page

DON'T: Don't make titles longer than necessary Don't use judgmental words in descriptive titles Don't start with "A", "An", or "The" except in proper names Don't put titles in quotes; use formatting templates instead Don't use [special characters if avoidable Don't disambiguate more than necessary Don't create subsidiary titles that look like subpages

See also

• Simple rule set
• Style manual