kotlin-stdlib / kotlin.text / min min Common JS Native 1.7 @JvmName ( "minOrThrow" ) fun CharSequence . min ( ) : Char (source) JVM 1.0 @DeprecatedSinceKotlin ( "1.4" , "1.5" , "1.6" ) fun CharSequence . min ( ) : Char ? (source) Deprecated: Use minOrNull instead. Returns the smallest character. Exceptions NoSuchElementException - if the char sequence is empty.