{"id":1542,"date":"2025-03-05T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1542"},"modified":"2025-03-05T15:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:50:19","password":"","slug":"what-is-unicode-and-which-characters-are-considered-unicode-in-sms","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/what-is-unicode-and-which-characters-are-considered-unicode-in-sms\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Unicode, and Which Characters Are Considered Unicode in SMS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Unicode<\/strong> is a universal character encoding standard designed to help you send SMS messages in various non-English languages, reaching a broader audience seamlessly. Unlike the GSM-7 standard (used for English text), which supports 160 characters per SMS credit, Unicode uses UTF-8 encoding to assign a unique number to every character, including those from international scripts. This makes it compatible across browsers, devices, operating systems, and platforms, ensuring your messages display correctly worldwide. Check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/developer-api\/text-messages-chart\/\">Text Messages Chart<\/a><\/strong> guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single Unicode character is a <strong>4-byte<\/strong> entity, covering all non-English languages\u2014think Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, or Spanish accents\u2014along with special symbols and emojis. However, this expanded capability comes with a trade-off: a standard SMS credit in Unicode is limited to just 70 characters, compared to 160 in GSM-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Unicode Characters:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Non-English Scripts:<\/strong> Characters like &#8220;\u0939&#8221; (Hindi), &#8220;\u0634&#8221; (Arabic), or &#8220;\u00f1&#8221; (Spanish).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emojis:<\/strong> \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\udc4d or \ud83c\udf1f\u2014fun additions that enhance engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Special Symbols:<\/strong> \u00a9, \u2122, or \u20ac\u2014commonly used in branding or pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hidden Characters:<\/strong> Invisible formatting marks (e.g., from copied text) also count as Unicode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When crafting <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\">SMS campaigns<\/a><\/strong> on <strong>SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong>, keep in mind that using even one Unicode character shifts the entire message to Unicode encoding, reducing the character limit to 70. To maximize efficiency, stick to GSM-7 for English-only messages or test your content to ensure it fits within the desired credit limit. Ready to <strong>send multilingual SMS<\/strong>? Log in to our platform and explore the power of <strong>Unicode<\/strong> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unicode is a universal character encoding standard designed to help you send SMS messages in various non-English languages, reaching a broader audience seamlessly. Unlike the GSM-7 standard (used for English text), which supports 160 characters per SMS credit, Unicode uses UTF-8 encoding to assign a unique number to every character, including those from international scripts. 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