SMS Unit Calculator

Calculate SMS segments and character counts based on GSM-7 and UCS-2 encoding, including required opt-out language.

Real SMS billing should include your compliance text. This calculator includes Reply STOP to unsubscribe by default so the segment count matches the message your recipients actually receive.

Opt-out Suffix (Carrier Compliance)

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Reply STOP to unsubscribe
Typed characters: 0Suffix characters: 27Total characters: 27
Characters27
Segments1
EncodingGSM-7

How it works

  • Standard GSM-7 encoding allows 160 characters per segment.
  • Special characters like emojis or accents force UCS-2 encoding.
  • UCS-2 encoding limits segments to 70 characters.
  • Long messages are split into multiple segments with headers (reducing usable space).
  • For marketing and many business SMS flows, include opt-out wording such as Reply STOP to unsubscribe when estimating cost.

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