Splitting text for SMS
A text message is 160 characters — less than you think once emoji are involved. Split longer messages into exact segments before you send.
How SMS limits actually work
- 160 characters per message using the basic GSM alphabet (plain letters, numbers, common punctuation).
- 70 characters if the message contains even one emoji or non-Latin character — the whole message switches encoding.
- Longer messages are sent as concatenated segments of 153 (or 67) characters each, and bulk-SMS services usually bill per segment.
Split before you send
- Open the splitter with the limit pre-set to 160 — use 153 if your service concatenates, or 70/67 if the text contains emoji.
- Paste the message and click Split Text. Cuts land on word boundaries, so no segment ends mid-word.
- Copy each part in order with Copy Next.
Who this helps
Anyone sending long texts to older handsets, appointment reminders through an SMS gateway, or notifications where every segment costs money. Knowing exactly where the cuts fall — before sending — avoids both surprise bills and messages that arrive chopped mid-sentence.
The character counter under the input shows the live count as you edit, and nothing you type is uploaded or stored — the tool runs entirely in your browser.
See also: character limits of every major platform, pasting long text into ai chats, splitting text for discord.