Lower-case letters are small letters, not capital letters. It was printed in lower case We did the logo in lower-case letters instead of capitals. upper case. letters in their small forms, such as a, b, c etc upper case capital case
designed with boxes to hold minuscule characters, ie 'lower case' characters, and also some punctuation Box sizes vary according to frequency of character usage The case is shelved in the frame beneath the upper case, and when in use placed on the random below the upper case, as two cases are needed to hold sufficient type for setting books, etc Hence the derivation of the expression upper and lower for capitals and 'little' letters For an example of a lower case see Empty Lower or English Lower