# Camel Case

First letter is lower case, each additional word begins with an upper case letter.

## What is **Camel Case**?

**camelCase** 

A naming convention that generally has only letters. It begins with a lower case letter and each additional word is capitalized.

It is commonly used for variable names in Java, C#, JavaScript, Python and many other languages. It is also used in some languages as the preferred naming convention of functions.

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Updated: October 15, 2026

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