Understanding the rules of capitalization can be challenging since the rules depend on the context of the sentence. The word “world” is no exception.
Is World Capitalized?
In general, the word “world” is lowercase except in three instances. The first instance of when “world” should be capitalized is when used as the first word in a sentence. For example, “World is a proper noun.”
The second instance when you should capitalize the word “world” is when the word is used as a part of a proper noun. For example, “World War II”. This is mainly because “world” in this scenario is a proper noun just like Jupiter, Pluto, or the Pacific Ocean.
The final instance when the word “world” is capitalized is when used in a title. Be it that of an article, a book, or any other written text. An example of such a case is a movie titled “Christopher Columbus Circumvents the World”.
Are Globe or Global Capitalized?
The same rules that apply to “world” also apply to “globe” and “global.” These are lowercase in most cases except when the word is first in a sentence, used in a title, or part of a proper noun. For example, in a regular sentence, you could say “The globe is spherical.” The same is true for phrases such as “global warming.”
However, if you’re writing a news headline, you would capitalize these words. For example, in the headline “This Is Now a Global Pandemic” you would capitalize the word “global.”