Which example demonstrates capitalization of initials when naming a person?

Which example demonstrates capitalization of initials when naming a person?

• A. jfk (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
• B. JFK
• C. Jfk
• D. JFk

Answer: (B)

When naming a person with their initials, each initial is written as an uppercase letter to show they stand for a specific given name. The all-caps form (JFK) follows this convention, signaling that these letters are the initials of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The other options change the capitalization—Jfk has only the first letter capitalized, jfk is all lowercase, and JFk mixes capitals—which breaks the standard way initials are presented. Using all capitals makes the initials clearly identifiable as initials, not a regular word.

When naming a person with their initials, each initial is written as an uppercase letter to show they stand for a specific given name. The all-caps form (JFK) follows this convention, signaling that these letters are the initials of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The other options change the capitalization—Jfk has only the first letter capitalized, jfk is all lowercase, and JFk mixes capitals—which breaks the standard way initials are presented. Using all capitals makes the initials clearly identifiable as initials, not a regular word.