JavaScript Program to Convert the First Letter of a String into UpperCase

Example 1: Convert First letter to UpperCase

// program to convert first letter of a string to uppercase
function capitalizeFirstLetter(str) {

    // converting first letter to uppercase
    const capitalized = str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);

    return capitalized;
}

// take input
const string = prompt('Enter a string: ');

const result = capitalizeFirstLetter(string);

console.log(result);

Output

Enter a string: javaScript
JavaScript

In the above program, the user is prompted to enter a string and that string is passed into the capitalizeFirstLetter() function.

• The string's first character is extracted using charAt() method. Here, str.charAt(0); gives j.
• The toUpperCase() method converts the string to uppercase. Here, str.charAt(0).toUpperCase(); gives J.
• The slice() method returns the rest of the string.
  Here, str.slice(1); gives avaScript.
• These two values are concatenated using the + operator.

str.str[0]; // j

Example 2: Convert First letter to UpperCase using Regex

// program to convert first letter of a string to uppercase
function capitalizeFirstLetter(str) {

    // converting first letter to uppercase
    const capitalized = str.replace(/^./, str[0].toUpperCase());

    return capitalized;
}

// take input
const string = prompt('Enter a string: ');

const result = capitalizeFirstLetter(string);

console.log(result);

Output

Enter a string: javaScript
JavaScript

In the above program, the regular expression (regex) is used to convert the first letter of a string to uppercase.

• The regex pattern is /^./ matches the first character of a string.
• The toUpperCase() method converts the string to uppercase.