PHPJSONjson_encode

Returns the JSON representation of a value.

Syntax

json_encode(mixed $value, int $flags = 0): string|false

Example

Enter values below to update the example in real time.

data
json_encode
JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE
back
json_decode
echo
Alice
$data = ["name" => "Alice", "age" => 30];
$json = json_encode($data, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
$back = json_decode($json, true);
echo $back["name"]; // Alice