Master PHP’s ucwords(): Capitalize Words with Simple Code

Function Overview

The ucwords() function in PHP converts the first character of every word in a given string to uppercase.

Signature

ucwords ( string $str ) : string

Parameter Description

$str

(required) – The input string that you want to transform.

Return Value

The function returns a string where each word’s initial character has been capitalized.

Example

echo ucwords("hello world!");
// Hello World!