low surrogate

noun

A code point in the range U+DC00 through U+DFFF (the Low Surrogates block), used in UTF-16 to encode the low 10 bits of the 20-bit offset above U+FFFF of the code point belonging to a supplementary character.

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Meanings

nounlow surrogate (plural low surrogates)

plural low surrogates

  1. UnicodecomputingA code point in the range U+DC00 through U+DFFF (the Low Surrogates block), used in UTF-16 to encode the low 10 bits of the 20-bit offset above U+FFFF of the code point belonging to a supplementary character.
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APA

low surrogate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20surrogate

MLA

“low surrogate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20surrogate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low surrogate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20surrogate.

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