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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. symfony/polyfill-mbstring ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) symfony/polyfill-mbstring ========================= Symfony polyfill for the Mbstring extension v1.38.2(1mo ago)7.8k1.2B↓18.5%38[1 issues](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-mbstring/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-mbstring/pulls)20MITPHPPHP >=7.2 Since Nov 4Pushed 3w ago8 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-mbstring)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/polyfill-mbstring)[ Docs](https://symfony.com)[ Fund](https://symfony.com/sponsor)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/fabpot)[ RSS](/packages/symfony-polyfill-mbstring/feed)WikiDiscussions 1.x Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (7)DependenciesVersions (50)Used By (20) Symfony Polyfill / Mbstring =========================== [](#symfony-polyfill--mbstring) This component provides a partial, native PHP implementation for the [Mbstring](https://php.net/mbstring) extension. More information can be found in the [main Polyfill README](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/blob/main/README.md). License ======= [](#license) This library is released under the [MIT license](LICENSE). ### Health Score 78 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity84 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community52 Growing community involvement Maturity71 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 61.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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