mb_encode_numericentity

Supported Versions: PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
Encode character to HTML numeric string reference
<?php mb_encode_numericentity(    string $string,    array $map,    ?string $encoding = null,    bool $hex = false): string
<?php             $this->text = preg_replace('/&(#(?:x[a-fA-F0-9]+|[0-9]+);)/', '&#38;\1', $this->text);

            $this->text = mb_encode_numericentity($this->text, array(0x0080, 0xffff, 0, 0xffff), 'UTF-8');




            $box = imagettfbbox($this->getPointSize(), 0, $this->file, $this->text);