# Change request for the text casing on drop down options

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [May 20, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413 "2026-05-20T08:34:35Z")
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### Author: ![Richie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/richie/32/115110_2.png) [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413/1 "2026-05-20T08:34:36Z")

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On the expanded search page at `/search?expanded=true` could we look at changing the casing of some drop down select option texts to improve consistency, please?

In the `Where topics` list, the options are all lower case:

 ![Screenshot 2026-05-20 at 09.29.21](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/6/4/06403a956fe0fda6db229b5fb7a425599f6037e8.png)

In the `Only return topics/posts…` list, the options are a mix of upper and lower, perhaps they should all be lower case here too?

 ![Screenshot 2026-05-20 at 09.29.14](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/f/f/8ff1578615332af4f3fd36712b1fe7df14abc32a.png)

And while we’re here, can we also remove the `...` from the `Only return topics/posts…` heading as there are no `...` on any other section.

These minor changes will help my OCD immensely 😊

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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413/2 "2026-05-20T12:01:40Z")

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> [@Richie](#):
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> In the `Where topics` list, the options are all lower case:

I think this is so that completes the sentence ‘Where topics are closed’ instead of ‘Where topics Are closed’.

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### Author: ![Richie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/richie/32/115110_2.png) [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413/3 "2026-05-20T12:36:18Z")

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Yes, very likely.

Let’s hope the same logic can be applied to the `Only return topics/posts…` select options 🙂

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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413/4 "2026-05-20T12:42:55Z")

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Yes, that one defintely needs to be standardized. I wonder if it’s just a simple PR…