---
name: "putwc_l"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "Libc"
version: "1752.120.2"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/putwc_l"
---

# putwc\_l(3)

output a wide character to a stream

## NAME

**fputwc\_l**, **putwc\_l**, **putwchar\_l** – output a wide character to a stream

## LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<stdio.h\>**

**#include \<wchar.h\>**

**#include \<xlocale.h\>**

*wint\_t*\

**fputwc\_l**(*wchar\_t wc*, *FILE \*stream*, *locale\_t loc*);

*wint\_t*\

**putwc\_l**(*wchar\_t wc*, *FILE \*stream*, *locale\_t loc*);

*wint\_t*\

**putwchar\_l**(*wchar\_t wc*, *locale\_t loc*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **fputwc\_l**(), **putwc\_l**(), and **putwchar\_l**() functions are extended locale versions of the **fputwc**(), **putwc**(), and **putwchar**() functions, respectively. Refer to their manual pages for details. Also, see [xlocale(3)](/xlocale/3.md) for more information about extended locales.

## SEE ALSO

[putwc(3)](/putwc/3.md), [xlocale(3)](/xlocale/3.md)