diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
index 1b49d69b..2379cabb 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
@@ -338,13 +338,13 @@ class lexer
                                     }
                                     else
                                     {
-                                        error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
+                                        error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
                                         return token_type::parse_error;
                                     }
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
-                                    error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
+                                    error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
                                     return token_type::parse_error;
                                 }
                             }
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 653b19ee..e5789a48 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -8201,13 +8201,13 @@ class lexer
                                     }
                                     else
                                     {
-                                        error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
+                                        error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
                                         return token_type::parse_error;
                                     }
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
-                                    error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
+                                    error_message = "invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF";
                                     return token_type::parse_error;
                                 }
                             }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp b/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
index 188f446c..6f6b121e 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
@@ -1245,17 +1245,17 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         // missing part of a surrogate pair
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\"'");
         // invalid surrogate pair
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uD80C\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\u0000\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uD80C\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uD80C'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uD80C'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\u0000\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\u0000'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\u0000'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF'");
     }
 
     SECTION("parse errors (accept)")
diff --git a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
index a3d99763..bcf6c2cd 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
@@ -1073,11 +1073,11 @@ TEST_CASE("Unicode" * doctest::skip())
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800]\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800]\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800]'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800]'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\v\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\v\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 9: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\v'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 9: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\v'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\u123\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\u123\""),
@@ -1085,11 +1085,11 @@ TEST_CASE("Unicode" * doctest::skip())
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uDBFF\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uDBFF\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uDBFF'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uDBFF'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uE000\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(_ = json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uE000\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uE000'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+D800..U+DBFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uE000'");
             }
         }