Taylor Swift styles the title of her song “august” in lowercase.
The official title is written as “august,” with no initial capital letter. This matches the lowercase styling used for Folklore and many of the album’s song titles, including “cardigan,” “betty,” “the 1,” and “the lakes.”
The styling is easy to overlook because ordinary English capitalization would normally write the month as “August.” In music databases, articles, and fan discussions, the lowercase form distinguishes Swift’s official presentation from the calendar month.
Lowercase styling is part of Folklore’s visual and editorial identity, not a different pronunciation or alternate song title. The track remains a song about a fictional summer relationship, and its annual August trend uses the same recording regardless of how the title is capitalized in informal writing.