strlen() php function giving the wrong length of unicode characters ?

To get the correct length, use mb_strlen() for Unicode characters.

The PHP code is as follows −

Example

 Live Demo

<?php
   $unicodeValues = 'JohnSmȉth';
   echo "The string length with mb_strlen=",mb_strlen($unicodeValues, 'utf8');
   echo "\n";
   echo "The string length with strlen=",strlen($unicodeValues);
?>

Output

The string length with mb_strlen=9
The string length with strlen=10

AmitDiwan

Updated on 20-Nov-2020 05:30:04

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