Do You Capitalize Chapter Titles

The title is written out (e.g., Chapter 1), and titles should be capitalized. However, even if the chapter has a name (e.g., Gerunds), we commonly keep the capitalization (e.g., Open your books to Chapter 1, Gerunds) because it still represents the title.

When should chapter be capitalized?

Capitalize chapter when used as part of a specific name, e.g., the Arizona Chapter. Otherwise, chapter should be lowercase.

Is chapter 7 capitalized?

The word chapter is not capitalized in APA (APA 6th ed., section 4.17), Chicago (16th ed., section 8.178), MLA (7th ed., end of section 3.6. 5), or AAA (2009 guide online, section 5h). In all styles you would say, just for an example, “See chapter 7” (with no quotation marks, italics, or caps).