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# lower

This is used to lowercase a variable. This is equivalent to the PHP

[`strtolower()`](https://www.php.net/strtolower) function.

## Basic usage

```smarty

{$myVar|lower}

```

## Examples

```php

<?php

$smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung.');

```

Where template is:

```smarty

{$articleTitle}

{$articleTitle|lower}

```

This will output:

```

Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung.

two convicts evade noose, jury hung.

```

See also [`upper`](language-modifier-upper.md) and

[`capitalize`](language-modifier-capitalize.md).