One SMS can have a maximum of 160 ASCII characters or 70 Unicode characters. If there are more than 160 characters, a charge for multiple SMS will be applied.
Message character limits and number of SMS required:
| 1 SMS required | 2 SMS required | 3 SMS required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASCII | 160 characters or less | 306 characters or less | 459 characters or less |
| Unicode | 70 characters or less | 134 characters or less | 201 characters or less |
NOTESpecial characters such as Chinese may be considered more than 1 character.
The following ASCII characters counts as 2 characters when determining message length
| ASCII characters | |
|---|---|
| \n | Line feed |
| [ | Left square bracket |
| ] | Right square bracket |
| \ | Backslash |
| ^ | Circumflex accent |
| { | Left curly bracket |
| } | Right curly bracket |
| | | Vertical bar |
| € | Euro sign |
