FB20989393: The menu icon for the Edit > Transformations > Capitalize command make senses only with certain localizations (macOS 26)

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On macOS Tahoe 26, the default icon for the Edit > Transformations > Capitalize command is the SF Symbol named “textformat.characters”.

This symbol displays the characters “Abc” in its base form (cf. Screenshot (English)), so it appears to symbolize the capitalization well.
However, the actual image displayed in the menu varies depending on the application's localization.

For example, in a Japanese localization environment, it displays “あいう” instead of “Abc”.
Since Japanese characters does not have the concept of capitalization, this “あいう” does not convey the meaning of capitalization.
Note that even if the application is in a Japanese environment, the language the user writes within it (e.g., English) may require capitalization, so the “Capitalize” command itself remains necessary.

Furthermore, the icons for the “Make Upper Case” and “Make Lower Case” commands directly above it are “ABC” and “abc” respectively even in Japanese environments, so they also lack consistency with these command icons.

Unlike the symbols “characters.uppercase” and “characters.lowercase” used for “Make Upper Case” and “Make Lower Case,” the “textformat.characters” symbol used for the Capitalization command is, as its name suggests, not a symbol for capitalization.
It merely coincidentally matches capitalization only in several certain languages like English.
Looking at the localization variations of “textformat.characters” in SF Symbols.app (cf. Screenshot (SF Symbols)) reveals that it does not convey the meaning of capitalization in many languages other than Japanese.

The current state is wrong and thus should be corrected.

Suggestion

Following the existing “characters.uppercase” and “characters.lowercase”, a new symbol “characters.capitalize” should be added and assigned to the Capitalize command.

Steps to reproduce

I use TextEdit.app for example, but it’s valid for most apps having the Capitalize command.

1. Go to the Applications section in System Settings > General > Language & Region.
2. Add TextEdit and Customize the language to “日本語 – Japanese.”
3. Launch TextEdit.
4. Choose 編集 > 変換 (Edit > Transformations), and confirm the icon for the “語頭を大文字にする” (Capitalize) command.

Expected results

The icon for the Edit > Transformations > Capitalize command has represents capitalization, such as “Abc,” in all localizations.

Actual results

The icon for the Edit > Transformations > Capitalize command is localized depending on the application localization and loses the meaning of capitalization.

Environment

• macOS: Version 26.2 Beta (25C5031i)

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