lowercase

ˈləʊ.əˌkeɪs

Definition

Definition of lowercase - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

typography

TECH.

in small letters, not capitals

TECH.

The entire paragraph was written in lowercase.

minuscule

Noun

alphabet letters

TECH.

small letters of the alphabet, not capitals

TECH.

Please write your name in lowercase.

minuscule

small letter

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Origin of lowercase

English, lower (small) + case (box)

Terms with lowercase included in their meaning

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small letter

typography

lowercase letter in the alphabet

small

adj.

writing

written in lowercase letters

case insensitive

adj.

computer science

not differentiating between uppercase and lowercase letters

case sensitive

adj.

computers

treating uppercase and lowercase letters as different

minuscule

alphabet

lowercase letter in the alphabet

midline

letter height

Imaginary line marking the top of short lowercase letters like a, c, and e

ascender

typography

part of a lowercase letter above the midline

decapitalize

text formatting

change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase

Examples of lowercase in a sentence

Her username must be in lowercase.
The password must include at least one lowercase.
Lowercase is easier to read in long texts.

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French:minuscule, minuscules, ...
German:kleinschreibung, Kleinbuchstaben, ...
Italian:minuscolo, ...
Spanish:minúsculas, ...
Portuguese:minúsculas, letras minúsculas, ...
Chinese:小写的, 小写字母, ...
Japanese:小文字, ...
Arabic:بِحُرُوف صَغيرة, حُروف صَغيرة, ...
Hebrew:קָטָן, אוֹתִיּוֹת קְטַנּוֹת, ...
Russian:строчные буквы, нижний регистр, ...
Ukrainian:малі літери, ...
Hindi:लोअरकेस, छोटे अक्षर, ...
Bengali:ছোট হাতের, লোয়ারকেস, ...
Catalan:minúscul, minúscules, ...
Czech:minuskulní, malá písmena, ...
Danish:skrevet med små bogstaver, små bogstaver, ...
Dutch:kleine letters, ...
Greek:πεζός, πεζά, ...
Hungarian:kisbetűs, kisbetű, ...
Khmer:អក្សរតូច, ...
Korean:소문자, 소문자 알파벳, ...
Persian:کوچک, حروف کوچک, ...
Polish:minuskuła, małe litery, ...
Portuguese (BR):minúsculas, letra minúscula, ...
Romanian:litere mici, ...
Swedish:gemener, ...
Thai:ตัวพิมพ์เล็ก, ตัวอักษรเล็ก, ...
Turkish:küçük harf, küçük harfler, ...
Vietnamese:viết thường, ...

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Definition of lowercase - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

Origin of lowercase

Terms related to lowercase

Terms with lowercase included in their meaning

Examples of lowercase in a sentence

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