Swap case of characters in a string

Uppercase lowercase letters and lowercase the rest.

JavaScript Version 1.0.0 · MIT · .md

swap-case-of-characters-in-a-string.js
function swapCase(text) { return Array.from(text).map(char => char === char.toLowerCase() ? char.toUpperCase() : char.toLowerCase()).join(''); }

Input & expected output

Input

"Hello World"

Expected output

"hELLO wORLD"

The edge case

Input

"ß"

Expected output

"SS"

Know the limits

  • Case mapping can change length: ß uppercases to SS.

The function above is the implementation used by the lab. The lab validates JSON types and caps size before execution; include equivalent validation when accepting untrusted input in your application.

Source & maintenance

Based on Swap case of characters in a string from the original 1loc collection by Nguyen Huu Phuoc. Copyright (c) 2020 phuoc-ng. MIT licensed.

Iterates code points instead of UTF-16 units. Original MDX retained as inert source evidence.

Maintained by Oveyon. Source commit: 14b481cf60df. Read the license.

Local fixture scope · Node.js 22.23.2 · reviewed October 28, 2026. No external service is required.

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