ucfirst

Definition and usage

ucfirst() function converts the first character in the string to uppercase.

Related functions:

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

Example

Convert the first character of "hello" to uppercase:

 <?php
echo ucfirst ( "hello world!" ) ;
?>

Try it yourself

grammar

 ucfirst( string )