Do you need a capital letter after a colon?

Answer 1

No, only after a full stop (period). Also do not capitalise "The" and "A" in your sentence.

Answer 2

No, you do not put a capital letter after a colon unless you would capitalize that word in the middle of a sentence. A colon does not begin a new sentence, it breaks up an existing sentence into clauses.

Answer

No, you don't have to put a capital letter after a colon but you do after a period, exclamation point, and a question mark. You also have to put a capital letter when you are talking about a proper noun.

Answer

However, if it's American English, and you have an independent clause (basically anything that could be a complete sentence on its own) after the colon, then you do capitalize it.

e.g. Dave was convinced of one thing: The chickens would be coming back one day.

Answer 3

No. You don't capitalize the letter after a colon.

Unless it's American English, and you have an independent clause (basically anything that could be a complete sentence on its own) after the colon.

Answer 4

Yes and no.

Yes for when there is a complete sentence (or independent clause) after the colon, as well as for when the first word after a colon is a proper noun.

No for any other time, such as when listing items.

Old answer: No, unless you would capitalise it anyway, such as a proper name.

Answer 5

Yes in some cases you do need to capitalize the word after a colon.

But in other cases no you do not need to.

Answer 6

Yes, all words should be capitalized when used at the beginning of the sentence.

Answer 7

It is not necessary to capitalize the first word after a colon unless it is the beginning of a new sentence or a proper noun.

Answer 8

No