How to get the category name from category slug in wordpress?

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1. Use get_category_by_slug. E.g.

   <?php
   $catObj = get_category_by_slug('category-slug'); 
   $catName = $catObj->name;
   ?>
   

2. $cat = get_term_by( 'slug', 'aeroplane', 'category');
   echo $cat->name;
   

3. If you want to get category details by category name, category slug, and category ID then you should use get_term_by().

   // Get term by name ''news'' in Categories taxonomy.
   $category = get_term_by('name', 'news', 'category')
   
   // Get term by name ''news'' in Tags taxonomy.
   $tag = get_term_by('name', 'news', 'post_tag')
   
   // Get term by name ''news'' in Custom taxonomy.
   $term = get_term_by('name', 'news', 'my_custom_taxonomy')
   
   // Get term by name ''Default Menu'' from theme's nav menus.
   // (Alternative to using wp_get_nav_menu_items)
   $menu = get_term_by('name', 'Default Menu', 'nav_menu');
   

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