Here are the main benefits of using our Unicode character detection tool: Benefits of using the Unicode character detector We created the Unicode character detector tool to help our clients avoid the problems listed above and to ensure that your messages are delivered as intended. The problem is that many characters are extremely difficult to encode, and because the GSM 3.38 charset is almost impossible to support, many providers have decided to quit altogether. To ensure that the information is passed correctly to the SMS gateway, text messages must be properly encoded. Unicode characters not only break up text, but sometimes they do not show up at all, or they appear as the dreaded □ □ □. What is even more frustrating is when your client’s phone crashes due to the Unicode character strings (this has actually happened on several occasions).īy using the Unicode character detector, you can identify and replace symbols that aren’t part of the 7-bit GSM charset to avoid splitting text messages into multiple segments. This means that a 160-character SMS message will be split into three text messages if they have Unicode symbols. Of course, messages longer than 70 characters can still be sent, but they will become multipart. However, if your text contains Unicode symbols, it will be limited to 70 characters instead of 160.
Why you should use the Unicode character detectorĪs you probably already know, text messages are limited to 160 characters if they are all from the GSM character set.
Step #3 The tool also calculates the number of characters in the text and the number of parts of a split message, thus allowing you to control concatenation. GSM characters will be displayed in grey, Unicode characters will appear in red and escape characters will be displayed in orange. Step #2 Identify the different symbols in your SMS message. Characters will automatically be displayed in the results box. Step #1 Copy and paste a text message into the empty box. Characters in the GSM charset will be grey, while Unicode special characters will be highlighted in red. With this simple tool, you can instantly identify GSM characters and Unicode symbols in your text messages. How to Use the Unicode Character Detector
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