P3688

ASCII character utilities

R7

The utilities in `<cctype>` or `<locale>` are locale-specific, not `constexpr`, and provide no support for Unicode character types. We propose lightweight, locale-independent alternatives.

Authors
Jan Schultke, Corentin Jabot
Mailing
2026-09
Doc date
2026-08-23
Audience
LEWG

Revision history

  1. 2026-09
    R7 Selected (shown above)
  2. 2026-02
    R6 LEWG

    ASCII character utilities

  3. 2025-07
    R1 SG16

    ASCII character utilities