---
name: "wcsrchr"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wcsrchr"
---

# wcsrchr(3)

search a wide character in a wide-character string

## NAME

wcsrchr - search a wide character in a wide-character string

## LIBRARY

Standard C library (*libc*, *-lc*)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <wchar.h>
```

**wchar\_t \*wcsrchr(const wchar\_t \****wcs***, wchar\_t** *wc***);**

## DESCRIPTION

The **wcsrchr**() function is the wide-character equivalent of the [**strrchr**(3)](/strrchr/3.md) function. It searches the last occurrence of *wc* in the wide-character string pointed to by *wcs*.

## RETURN VALUE

The **wcsrchr**() function returns a pointer to the last occurrence of *wc* in the wide-character string pointed to by *wcs*, or NULL if *wc* does not occur in the string.

## ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see [**attributes**(7)](/attributes/7.md).

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Interface** | **Attribute** | **Value** |
| **wcsrchr**() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |

## STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

## HISTORY

POSIX.1-2001, C99.

## SEE ALSO

[**strrchr**(3)](/strrchr/3.md), [**wcschr**(3)](/wcschr/3.md)