Why we call capitalized letters 'uppercase' and non-capitalized letters 'lowercase' The terms date back to the 18th-century printing trade.

The origin of the terms uppercase and lowercase might seem pretty self-explanatory. Upper and lower must be references to the height of the letters, and the use of case is presumably an offshoot ...

It’s hard to pinpoint when the QWERTY became the most significant keyboard in contemporary music, but pop’s strange relationship with the shift key has mutated from a trend into a practice ...

But the study shows we don’t really know what the letter G looks like, and it may be because we’re writing by hand less as we use electronic devices more, the authors write.

Capital letters aren't just for starting sentences. Here are 15 more interesting ways to make use of them.

The Mets are having a miserable season, but they lead the league in one unusual category: player names rendered in lowercase lettering.

If you're still using proper punctuation and capital letters while texting, your age might be showing, as typing in all lowercase has become a Gen Z hallmark.

Even as technology made communication quicker, these Coptic leaders ministered through snail mail. In his rural New Jersey home, Wafik Habib carefully laid out his letter collection before us, now ...

The editorial "Egypt's persecuted" (Page B6, Thursday) is a much-needed focus on the harsh persecution of Coptic Christians by Muslim fundamentalists resulting in the destruction of an estimated ...

Uppercase and lowercase letters get their names from where they were stored in traditional printing trays. Rating: True (About this rating?) For years, social media users have claimed that the ...