# Functions

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##  stringLowerFirst

▸ **stringLowerFirst**(_value: *`string`*): `string`

*Defined in [string/lowerFirst.ts:23](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/4c658e8/packages/util/src/string/lowerFirst.ts#L23)*

*__name__*: stringLowerFirst

*__signature__*: stringLowerFirst (\_value: string): string

*__summary__*: Lowercase the first letter of a string

*__description__*: Lowercase the first letter of a string

*__example__*:   

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

stringLowerFirst('ABC'); // => 'aBC'
```

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| _value | `string` |

**Returns:** `string`

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