COBOL-CASE Converter
Convert text to COBOL-CASE online — uppercase words joined by hyphens. Free COBOL case converter, no signup required.
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Enter any text, phrase, camelCase, snake_case, or other format into the input.
Converts to COBOL-CASE
All letters uppercased, words joined with hyphens — like THIS-IS-COBOL-CASE.
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COBOL-CASE: uppercase with hyphens
COBOL-CASE uses all-uppercase letters with hyphens between words. It originates from COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language), first released in 1959 and still running an estimated 95% of ATM transactions and 80% of in-person transactions worldwide.
The convention emerged because early COBOL compilers required uppercase identifiers and used hyphens (rather than underscores, which many keyboards of the era lacked) as the word separator.
Common examples:
- COBOL variables:
CUSTOMER-NAME,ACCOUNT-BALANCE,TOTAL-AMOUNT - EDI segments:
SENDER-ID,RECEIVER-ID - Mainframe JCL:
JOB-NAME,STEP-NAME
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