lcfirst

Definition and usage

The lcfirst() function converts the first character in the string to lowercase.

Related functions:

• strtolower() - Convert strings to lowercase
• strtoupper() - Convert string to uppercase
• ucfirst() - Convert the first character in a string to uppercase
• ucwords() - Convert the first character of each word in a string to uppercase

Example

Convert the first character of "Hello" to lowercase:

 <?php
echo lcfirst ( "Hello world!" ) ;
?>

Try it yourself

grammar

 lcfirst ( string )