Capping every word in a headline or title

Question

Is it permissible to cap every word in a headline or title, including the articles 'a', 'an' and 'the'?

E.g.:

'I Am The Walrus'

'Throw Mama From The Train'

'A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush'

'Teen Arrested For The Slaying Of Deli Owner'

RandomGuy · Accepted Answer

No. The prepositions as well as the articles shouldn’t be capitalized.

Goronsky · Answer

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'I am the Walrus'

'Throw Mama From the Train'

'A Bird In the Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush'

'Teen Arrested for the Slaying Of Deli Owner'

Clive · Answer

Yes.
Subject, of course, to any style guidelines a newspaper or publisher might require you to follow.

Headlines commonly omit all articles.

Goronsky · Answer

Why should 'of' be capped in the last example?

RandomGuy · Answer

CliveYes.

You’re literally the only person I’ve heard say this.

Ozzourti · Answer

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Like this:

'I Am the Walrus'

'Throw Mama from the Train'

'A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush'

'Teen Arrested for the Slaying of Deli Owner'

Capping every word in a headline or title

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