An Elephpant In The Code

<?php

// decimal version
echo mb_chr(128024);

// hexadecimal version
echo "\u{01f418}";

When there is a need an elePHPant in a text, PHP always have one ready: well, an elephant, at least.

The unicode for an elephant is 128024 or 0x1F418. It may be used directly inside a string, or with the mb_chr() function, and not with the chr function, which is only handling a single byte.

See Also

• Double quoted

• mb_chr

• chr

• Two ways to the elephpant [Try me]

PHP Features

• unicode

• string

• escape-sequence

• emoji

• elephpant

Last updated: 14 July 2026