SMS Character Counter

Count SMS characters and segments, and see whether your message uses GSM-7 or Unicode encoding.

Message

Characters like € { } [ ] ~ ^ | count as 2.

How to use sms character counter

1Enter your valuesFill in the fields — example values are already there to start from.

2Adjust the optionsChange the choices to match your situation. Results update as you type.

3Use the resultRead it, or copy it with the Copy button.

160 characters for GSM-7 text, or 70 if it contains Unicode characters like emoji or Hindi.

Over the limit it is split into segments of 153 (or 67) characters, and each is billed.

No. Everything is worked out in your browser and nothing you type is sent to a server.