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SMS character counter
Paste a message. See encoding, segments, remaining characters, and an estimated Taysend cost for one Ghana recipient. This uses the same GSM-7 / UCS-2 rules as the send path.
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Count characters and segments
- Encoding
- GSM-7
- Characters
- 47
- Segments
- 1
- Remaining in segment
- 113
- Per-segment limit
- 160
- Estimated Taysend cost
- GHS 0.04
All characters fit GSM-7. No Unicode shift.
Cost uses the published Ghana prepaid unit (GHS 0.04) × segments for one recipient. A written contract can replace this rate.
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If something here is product behaviour, it matches the dashboard and the API.
01What is GSM-7 vs Unicode?+
GSM-7 is the default SMS alphabet (160 characters in one segment). Characters outside that set — including many Ghanaian names with accents, emoji, or smart quotes — switch the message to UCS-2, which is 70 characters per segment.
02Why can one SMS be billed as several units?+
Concatenated messages use a header, so GSM-7 drops from 160 to 153 characters per extra segment, and Unicode from 70 to 67. Taysend bills each segment as a unit.
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