Depending on the character table SMS length is variable. CiviCRM from 5.40 can count the number of character but for languages using diacritics the actual size will be calculate differently.
How can I easily check the really size of my message?
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Sign up to join this communityDepending on the character table SMS length is variable. CiviCRM from 5.40 can count the number of character but for languages using diacritics the actual size will be calculate differently.
How can I easily check the really size of my message?
A useful tool I've found on Twillio to check the length of a SMS, especially for non-English languages: https://twiliodeved.github.io/message-segment-calculator/
You can find here more information about the "logic" of the calculation. French é
is considered as normal but ê
or ç
not :-( and this will split the message every 70 characters instead of 160! This will directly impact the cost of sending.