Are email greetings capitalized?

In general, greetings are not capitalized in a sentence, but when used as salutations in email greetings they are capitalized.

You do have the option of only capitalizing the first word in the phrase of a salutation, but the choice is ultimately up to you.

For example, when used at the beginning of an email or as a greeting, the following phrases are capitalized:

• All
• Dear
• Evening
• Good Afternoon
• Good Day
• Good Evening
• Good Morning
• Good Night
• Hello
• Hey
• Hi
• Morning
• To Whom It May Concern
• Yo

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