# Tag changes itself from "lichen" to "LIchen" **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** web\ **Created:** [October 5, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021 "2020-10-05T13:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/1 "2020-10-05T13:55:43Z")
I think this is the same problem they are discussing in this post: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9801034](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9801034) **Platform** Website **Browser** Firefox **URLs** [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9801034](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9801034) [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41643790](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41643790) and more ![tagbug1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/6/6097adce256cbcc573750ccc3ed5deafd321de9f.jpeg) ![tagbug2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/d/daa49d0d418190a4b685339b4b4741493f894488.jpeg) (screenshots are weird color because I use a filter to help with my migraines) **Description of problem** Step 1: Write tag “lichen” Step 2: Tag shows as “lichen” Step 3: Tag changes itself to “LIchen” Is this impossible to get rid of? Does it effect other people or just me? ---
**Author:** ![annkatrinrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@annkatrinrose](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/annkatrinrose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/2 "2020-10-05T14:10:57Z")
Yeah, I noticed this, too. The capitalization on tags seems to be “locked in” somewhere, I assume by the first instance that tag was used and added to the database, and automatically formatted that way no matter how you capitalize your tags when you enter them. It’s mostly cosmetic and doesn’t affect their function. The main purpose of tags is to be able to search for them and that search is case-insensitive so it doesn’t matter for that. ---
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/3 "2020-10-05T16:30:20Z")
Okay, as long as the search is not case sensitive, I don’t care what it looks like. ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/4 "2020-12-31T16:58:32Z")
(seems like annkatrinrose’s comment is the solution. maybe it’s time to officially close this bug report.) ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/5 "2020-12-31T17:05:39Z")
I’d probably file this one under “unexpected/undesirable behavior”. ---
**Author:** ![fero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/fero/32/1438_2.png) [@fero](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/fero)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/6 "2024-06-28T10:25:10Z")
functionally it perhaps doesn’t matter but visually it matters. i have a few tags, which I accdently also typoed and it doesn’t look nice ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/7 "2024-06-28T14:48:56Z")
> [@annkatrinrose](#): > > The capitalization on tags seems to be “locked in” somewhere, I assume by the first instance that tag was used and added to the database, and automatically formatted that way no matter how you capitalize your tags when you enter them. I’m pretty sure this is how it works. Not really a bug, it’s intended behavior. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/tag-changes-itself-from-lichen-to-lichen/17021/8 "2024-06-28T14:49:05Z")