wint_t(3type)                                                    wint_t(3type)

NAME
       wint_t, WEOF - integer type capable of storing any wchar_t or WEOF

LIBRARY
       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <wchar.h>

       typedef /* ... */  wint_t;

       #define WEOF        /* ... */

       #include <stdint.h>

       #define WINT_WIDTH  /* ... */
       #define WINT_MAX    /* ... */
       #define WINT_MIN    /* ... */

DESCRIPTION
       wint_t is a type used in functions that work with wide characters.  It
       is capable of storing any valid wchar_t(3type) or WEOF.  It is an
       integer type.

       WEOF is used by wide-character functions to indicate the end of an
       input file or an error.  It is of type wint_t.

STANDARDS
       C11, POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY
       wint_t
       WEOF   SUSv1, C99, POSIX.1-2001.

       WINT_MAX
       WINT_MIN
              C99, POSIX.1-2001.

       The WINT_WIDTH macro was added in C23.

NOTES
       The following header also provides wint_t and WEOF: <wctype.h>.

SEE ALSO
       wchar_t(3type), fputwc(3)

Linux man-pages 6.19              2026-01-09                     wint_t(3type)