NAME
wchar_t - wide-character type
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stddef.h>
typedef /* ... */ wchar_t;
#include <stdint.h>
#define WCHAR_WIDTH /* ... */ #define WCHAR_MAX /* ... */ #define WCHAR_MIN /* ... */
DESCRIPTION
wchar_t is a type used for storing a wide character. It is an integer type.
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2024.
HISTORY
- wchar_t
-
SUSv1, C99, POSIX.1-2001.
- WCHAR_MAX
WCHAR_MIN -
SUSv2, C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The WCHAR_WIDTH macro was added in C23.
NOTES
The following headers also provide this type: <inttypes.h>, <stdlib.h>, <wchar.h>, <wctype.h>.
The following header also provides these macros: <wchar.h>.