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Caps Lock
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capslock caps lock
English
thumb|200px|The Caps Lock key on a PC keyboard
Alternative forms
en caps lock capslock CapsLock
Pronunciation
kăps lŏk UK, en /kæps lɒk/
en US /kæps lɔk/
en LL-Q7976 (mis)-Roseisuppose-caps lock.wav US
Noun
~ Caps Lock
en uncountable computing An input mode in which all letters of bicameral scripts are generated in capital letters.
en Please check if Caps Lock is on when typing your password.
en countable computing A lock key on a computer keyboard that activates this mode.
en uncountable by extension informal All caps.
en 2026-03-20 Brit Dawson ‘I went on a cortisol ‘detox’ to tackle my spiralling anxiety — here’s what happened’ w:Cosmopolitan https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a70799920/high-cortisol-anxiety/ I type ‘high cortisol’ into the search bar and keep scrolling. ‘You’re not ugly, you just have cortisol face,’ declares one video. ‘POV you finally drop the cortisol belly,’ reads another. A third screams in caps lock, ‘HOW TO LOWER CORTISOL’. I’m sold. Cortisol is to blame for everything. But how do I fix it? https://web.archive.org/web/20261006071805/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a70799920/high-cortisol-anxiety/ 6 October 2026
Translations
input mode
Finnish: fi caps lock, fi aakkoslukko
Icelandic: is hástafalás m
Russian: ru капсло́к m
lock key on a keyboard
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 大寫鎖定 dàxiě suǒdìng
Danish: da skiftenøgle c
Finnish: fi caps lock, fi kirjainten lukitusnäppäin, fi lukitusnäppäin
French: fr verrouillage majuscule m
German: de Feststelltaste f
Hungarian: hu nagybetűzár, hu nagybetűbillentyű, hu Caps Lock
Icelandic: is hástafalás m
Korean: ko 눌림쇠
Portuguese: pt caps lock, pt trava-maiúsculas, pt bloqueio de maiúsculas m
Russian: ru капсло́к m
Spanish: es Bloq Mayús m f, es tecla bloq mayús f
Swedish: sv skiftlås n, sv caps lock, sv versallås n
See also
Anagrams
en accklops colpacks
en Buttons