Unicode character in PHP string

Question

This question looks embarrassingly simple, but I haven't been able to find an answer.

What is the PHP equivalent to the following C# line of code?

string str = "u1000";

This sample creates a string with a single Unicode character whose "Unicode numeric value" is 1000 in hexadecimal (4096 in decimal).

That is, in PHP, how can I create a string with a single Unicode character whose "Unicode numeric value" is known?

Answer 1

PHP 7.0.0 has introduced the "Unicode codepoint escape" syntax.

It's now possible to write Unicode characters easily by using a double-quoted or a heredoc string, without calling any function.

$unicodeChar = "u{1000}";