wiki/content/20201123103400-uncapitalize.md

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date: 2020-11-23
id: 4bb57d5a-2f23-4155-b277-9d8446d65db9
title: Uncapitalize
---

# Description

Transforms the first string character to lowercase for [string literal
types](20201123101810-typescript_template_literal_string_type).

# Syntax

``` typescript
type UncapitalizedGreeting<T extends string> = `${Uncapitalize<T>}`

type HELLO = CapitalizedGreeting<"Hello">;
// same as
//   type HELLO = "hello";
```