surrogate pair

Questions

What does surrogate pair mean?

The UTF-16 representation of a supplementary character, using one high surrogate and one low surrogate to encode the 20-bit offset above U+FFFF of the supplementary character's code point.

How to pronounce surrogate pair

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “surrogate pair”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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4. Repeat and practice — Say “surrogate pair” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.