Taylor Swift’s song title is officially stylized as “august,” entirely in lowercase.
The lowercase presentation appears in the song’s official title and reflects the understated visual style associated with Folklore. The album’s track list also uses lowercase styling for titles such as “cardigan,” “betty,” and “the 1.”
Many articles and casual references capitalize the first letter because standard English normally capitalizes titles. That editorial choice does not change the song’s official stylization. Trivia questions often distinguish between the formal title and ordinary sentence formatting.
The lowercase title is also easy to confuse with the month August. In Swift’s catalog, “august” is a song title, while August is the calendar month that helps drive its recurring seasonal popularity.