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Decapitalize a string

JavaScript

const decapitalize = (str) => `${str.charAt(0).toLowerCase()}${str.slice(1)}`

// Or
const decapitalize = ([first, ...rest]) => `${first.toLowerCase()}${rest.join('')}`

TypeScript

const decapitalize = (str: string): string => `${str.charAt(0).toLowerCase()}${str.slice(1)}`

// Or
const decapitalize = ([first, ...rest]: string): string => `${first.toLowerCase()}${rest.join('')}`

Examples

decapitalize('Hello world') // 'hello world'