- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- mb_substr: documentation ( source)
- mb_strlen: documentation ( source)
<?php
$♫ = "music";
var_dump( $♫ ); // string(5) "music"
$len = 0;
$string = "♫";
var_dump($len = mb_strlen("♫", '8bit'));
echo mb_substr($string, 0, $len);