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<IntlChar::enumCharTypesIntlChar::forDigit>
^IntlCharLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

IntlChar::foldCase

(PHP 7, PHP 8)

IntlChar::foldCase — Perform case folding on a code point

Description

public static function IntlChar::foldCase(int|string $codepoint, int $options = IntlChar::FOLD_CASE_DEFAULT): int|string|null

The given character is mapped to its case folding equivalent; if the character has no case folding equivalent, the character itself is returned.

Parameters

codepoint

The int codepoint value (e.g. 0x2603 for U+2603 SNOWMAN), or the character encoded as a UTF-8 string (e.g. "\u{2603}")

options

Either IntlChar::FOLD_CASE_DEFAULT (default) or IntlChar::FOLD_CASE_EXCLUDE_SPECIAL_I.

Return Values

Returns the Simple_Case_Folding of the code point, if any; otherwise the code point itself on success, or null on failure.


<IntlChar::enumCharTypesIntlChar::forDigit>
^IntlCharLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026