Is 'Saturday' Capitalized?

Be sure to capitalize all the days of the week, including "Saturday", no matter where they are in a sentence.

Be sure to capitalize all the days of the week, including "Saturday", no matter where they are in a sentence.

Next Saturday morning, I have a doctor's appointment.

Next saturday morning, I have a doctor's appointment.

We capitalize "Saturday" even if it's abbreviated (Sat.)

I'll be there next Sat., 07:30.

I'll be there next sat., 07:30.

Be aware that capitalization is also required with the plural form ("Saturdays").

Olivia usually goes to yoga class on Saturdays.

Olivia usually goes to yoga class on saturdays.

Why do we need to capitalize "Saturday"? The days of the week are considered proper nouns in English.

Where were you last Saturday?

It's also worth noting that when using date formats, we add a comma after the day of the week.

Jennifer has a conference on Saturday, July 7.

Jennifer has a conference on Saturday July 7.

Follow the same convention with the rest of the days of the week:

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