# Functions

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##  stringUpperFirst

▸ **stringUpperFirst**(value?: *`string` | `null`*): `string`

*Defined in [string/upperFirst.ts:19](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/420f807/packages/util/src/string/upperFirst.ts#L19)*

*__name__*: stringUpperFirst

*__summary__*: Lowercase the first letter of a string

*__description__*: Lowercase the first letter of a string

*__example__*:   

```javascript
import { stringUpperFirst } from '@polkadot/util';

stringUpperFirst('abc'); // => 'Abc'
```

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `Optional` value | `string` | `null` |

**Returns:** `string`

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