MS-DOS and Windows command line title command

Updated: 05/21/2018 by Computer Hope

The title command enables a user to change the title of their MS-DOS window.

Availability

Title is an internal command that is available in the following Microsoft operating systems.

Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows 11

Title syntax

TITLE [string]

string

Specifies the title for the command prompt window.

Title examples

title My work window

Change the title of the command line window to "My work window." Using title can be helpful if you routinely have multiple command windows open and need an easy way to identify which window is doing what.