# INITCAP
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```
INITCAP ( <character-expression> )
```

Returns a converted version of the input string such that the first character of each space-delimited word is upper-cased, and all other characters are lower-cased.

## Examples
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| Function | Result | 
| --- | --- | 
|  INITCAP('Each FIRST lEtTeR is cAPITALIZED')  |  Each First Letter Is Capitalized  | 

## 
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**Note**  
The INITCAP function is not part of the SQL:2008 standard. It is an Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics extension.