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Line 4: {{MoS sidebar \|formatting}} Wikipedia avoids unnecessary [[capitalization]]. In [[English language\|English]], capitalization is primarily needed for [[Proper name (linguistics)\|proper names]], [[acronym]]s, and for the first letter of a sentence.{{efn \|name=Sentence case \|1=Wikipedia uses [[sentence case]] for sentences, [[WP:Article titles\|article titles]], [[WP:Manual of Style/Layout\|section titles]], [[WP:Manual of Style/Tables\|table headers]], [[WP:Manual of Style/Images\|image captions]], [[WP:Manual of Style/Lists\|list entries]] (in most cases), and entries in [[WP:Infobox\|infoboxes]] and similar templates, among other things. Any instructions in MoS about the start of a sentence apply to items using sentence case.<!-- Please keep this footnote synched with the version at the main WP:MOS page.-->}} Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are {{em\|consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources}} are capitalized in Wikipedia~~. Sources may include dictionaries, external style guides, news publications, and books~~. There are exceptions for specific cases discussed below.