(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_substitute_character — Set/Get substitution character
   Specifies a substitution character when input character encoding is invalid
   or character code does not exist in output character
   encoding. Invalid characters may be substituted "none" (no output),
   string or int value (Unicode character code value).
  
This setting affects mb_convert_encoding(), mb_convert_variables(), mb_output_handler(), mb_scrub(), and mb_send_mail().
   If substitute_character is set, it returns true for success,
   otherwise returns false. 
   If substitute_character is not set, it returns the current
   setting.
  
| Versione | Descrizione | 
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | Passing an empty string to substitute_characteris no longer supported;"none"should be passed instead. | 
| 8.0.0 | encodingis nullable now. | 
Example #1 mb_substitute_character() example
<?php
/* Set with Unicode U+3013 (GETA MARK) */
mb_substitute_character(0x3013);
/* Set hex format */
mb_substitute_character("long");
/* Display current setting */
echo mb_substitute_character();
?>