[source] # Multibyte Text Normalizer This transformer converts the characters in all [multibyte strings](https://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.mbstring.php) to the same case. Multibyte strings contain characters such as accents (é, è, à), emojis (😀, 😉) or characters of non roman alphabets such as Chinese and Cyrillic. !!! note ⚠️ We recommend you install the [mbstring extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mbstring.php) for best performance. **Interfaces:** [Transformer](api.md#transformer) **Data Type Compatibility:** Categorical ## Parameters | # | Name | Default | Type | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | uppercase | false | bool | Should the text be converted to uppercase? | ## Example ```php use Rubix\ML\Transformers\MultibyteTextNormalizer; $transformer = new MultibyteTextNormalizer(false); ``` ## Additional Methods This transformer does not have any additional methods.