MB_CUR_MAX(3)

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okay so bestie, pull up a chair because MB_CUR_MAX(3) from the Library Functions Manual is here and she's iconic 💖. No cap, this is a libc cutie that tells you how big a multibyte character can get in your current locale. Let's get into it.

🎀 NAME 🎀

MB_CUR_MAX — maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale ✨

📚 LIBRARY 📚

Standard C library (libc) 🫶

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

#include <stdlib.h>

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

The MB_CUR_MAX macro defines an integer expression giving the maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single wide character in the current locale 🌸. This value is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant. Periodt.

🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

An integer in the range [1, MB_LEN_MAX] 👑. The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters 💖.

⭐ STANDARDS ⭐

C11, POSIX.1-2024.

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

C99, POSIX.1-2001.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

mwah 💋 this page came from Linux man-pages 6.20, dated 2026-02-08. Stay multibyte-aware, bestie 🧚💜

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