How to Correctly Capitalize the Word wikiHow

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Last Updated: May 14, 2025

Capitalizing the word wikiHow may be a difficult task to some. You may find the word is a proper noun, but you are unsure of which letter to capitalize and what to do if the word is the beginning word of a sentence. In all cases, the "w" is not capitalized, but the "h" is.

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Know how to spell the word wikiHow. Before you add any capitalized letters, you need to know how to spell the word. Without capitalization, the word is spelled as w-i-k-i-h-o-w (wi-kee-how)
- Note that the word begins with a w rather than two of the letter v.
At least one letter of those proper nouns should be capitalized. Most proper nouns would require the first letter of the word be capitalized. Some proper nouns require more than one capital letter, like the word McDonald. A few very rare proper nouns do not capitalize the first letter of the word. That includes the word wikiHow.

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Whenever you write the word, capitalize the h. However, do not capitalize the w in any circumstances. Even when the word starts the sentence, the w remains a lowercase letter.

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Do not capitalize the first letter of the word wikiHow if it begins a sentence. This word is a bit of an odd one. It cannot have the w capitalized, even it starts a sentence. However, the h gets capitalized.
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Do not capitalize the first letter if the word starts a direct quotation. You cannot capitalize the first letter of it when the word wikiHow starts a direct quotation. That is just like when you cannot capitalize it when it starts a sentence. The h gets capitalized all the time, though.
- In other words, you cannot capitalize the w but must capitalize the h in any time.

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Is it okay to capitalize "He" and "Him" in a sentence when referring to God?

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Yes, for religious purposes, "He" and "Him" are often capitalized when referring to God. This is a symbol of respect in certain belief systems.

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Should I capitalize "Good morning" in a sentence?

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You should capitalize "Good morning" if it starts a sentence. If it appears elsewhere, keep it lowercase, as in "Jane told me to say good morning."

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