# caps for 'irish' names but not contractions?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 16, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701 "2011-11-16T17:00:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@godzillajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/godzillajoe)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701/1 "2011-11-16T17:00:44Z")
OK I'm sure this has been asked but I couldn't find it and am getting frustrated
I need a script to capitalize names such as
Sinead O'Connor
where a word starts with O' it caps the next letter after the O'
but not if the ' is in the middle of a word like can't, don't or won't
All I've managed to do is create Can'T, Don'T, Won'T
Not so hot with regular expressions myself and could use help
Thanks
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701/2 "2011-11-16T17:53:06Z")
> [@godzillajoe](#):
>
> ... I need a script to capitalize names such as
> Sinead O'Connor
> where a word starts with O' it caps the next letter after the O'
> but not if the ' is in the middle of a word like can't, don't or won't ...
Try this regular expression ...
**$regexp(%TITLE%,'\b.''''.','\U$0')**
From:
i didn't see sinead o'connor live, shouldn't have i?
To:
i didn't see sinead O'Connor live, shouldn't have i?
DD.20111116.1954.CET
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### Author:  [@godzillajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/godzillajoe)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701/3 "2011-11-16T19:36:21Z")
I believe that does that trick. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@flyingmale](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flyingmale)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 9:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701/4 "2013-02-12T09:47:41Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> Try this regular expression ...
> $regexp(%TITLE%,'\b.''''.','\U$0')
Thanks so much for the help.
I've also just seen the reply from Lee in the original post page, so I'm gonna try that first.
FM
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps-for-irish-names-but-not-contractions/12701/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:26Z")