PHP utf8_decode() Function

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Example

Decode a UTF-8 string to ISO-8859-1:

<?php
$text = "\xE0";
echo utf8_encode($text) ."<br>";
echo utf8_decode($text);
?>
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Definition and Usage

The utf8_decode() function decodes a UTF-8 string to ISO-8859-1.

This function decodes a string, previously encoded with the utf8_encode() function, back to ISO-8859-1.

Syntax

utf8_decode(string)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
string Required. Specifies a UTF-8 encoded string to decode

Technical Details

Return Value: The decoded string on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version: 4.0+

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