Lowercase without surprises
Converting to lowercase is the reverse of uppercase, with its own language rules:
- Turkish and Azerbaijani: I → ı (dotless) and İ → i. With the default English rules, “ISTANBUL” would become “istanbul” with a dotted i, which is wrong in Turkish.
- Greek: a capital sigma becomes the final form ς at the end of a word and σ elsewhere so ΟΔΟΣ becomes “οδος” with the correct final letter.
- Lithuanian: dots are added above i before certain accents.
Pick the language that matches your text; for anything else the default works.
Common uses
- Normalising email addresses, usernames and tags before comparing them.
- Cleaning up text pasted in capitals before converting to sentence case.
- Preparing keyword lists, though the Keyword List Cleaner also deduplicates and tidies spacing.
Worked example
Here is what the Lowercase Converter returns for its built-in example. Settings used: Language rules: Default (English and most languages). Click Try an example in the tool above to load it, then change it as you like.
ISTANBUL İZMİR — ΟΔΟΣ ΣΟΦΙΑΣ — THE QUICK BROWN FOXistanbul i̇zmi̇r — οδος σοφιας — the quick brown foxQuestions
How do I make all text lowercase?
Paste it into the box. The lowercase result appears instantly, ready to copy or download.
Does it handle non-English letters?
Yes. Accented letters, Cyrillic, Greek and other cased scripts are converted correctly; choose a language for Turkish, Azerbaijani, Greek or Lithuanian rules.
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