SMS Character Set
SMS Character Set Compatibility
The list of supported characters is part of the GSM 7-bit default alphabet, which can be found here:
| HEX | Character Name | Character | ISO-8859-1 Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x00 | COMMERCIAL AT | @ | 40 |
| 0X01 | POUND SIGN | £ | A3 |
| 0X02 | DOLLAR SIGN | $ | 24 |
| 0X03 | YEN SIGN | ¥ | A5 |
| 0X04 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE | è | E8 |
| 0X05 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE | é | E9 |
| 0X06 | LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE | ù | F9 |
| 0X07 | LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE | ì | EC |
| 0X08 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE | ò | F2 |
| 0X09 | LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA (changed case) | Ç | C7 |
| 0X0A | LINE FEED | A | |
| 0X0B | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE | Ø | D8 |
| 0X0C | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE | ø | F8 |
| 0X0D | Carriage Return | D | |
| 0X0E | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE | Å | C5 |
| 0X0F | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE | å | E5 |
| 0X10 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER DELTA | Δ | |
| 0X11 | LOW LINE | _ | 5F |
| 0X12 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PHI | Φ | |
| 0X13 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA | Γ | |
| 0X14 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER LAMBDA | Λ | |
| 0X15 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA | Ω | |
| 0X16 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PI | Π | |
| 0X17 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PSI | Ψ | |
| 0X18 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA | Σ | |
| 0X19 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER THETA | Θ | |
| 0X1A | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER XI | Ξ | |
| 0X1B | ESCAPE TO EXTENSION TABLE | ||
| 0X1B0A | CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT | ^ | 5E |
| 0X1B14 | LEFT CURLY BRACKET | { | 7B |
| 0X1B28 | RIGHT CURLY BRACKET | } | 7D |
| 0X1B29 | REVERSE SOLIDUS (BACKSLASH) | \ | 5C |
| 0X1B2F | LEFT SQUARE BRACKET | [ | 5B |
| 0X1B3C | TILDE | ~ | 7E |
| 0X1B3D | RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET | ] | 5D |
| 0X1B40 | VERTICAL BAR | | | 7C |
| 0X1B65 | EURO SIGN | € | A4 |
| 0X1C | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE | Æ | C6 |
| 0X1D | LATIN SMALL LETTER AE | æ | E6 |
| 0X1E | LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S (German) | ß | DF |
| 0X1F | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE | É | C9 |
| 0X20 | SPACE | 20 | |
| 0X21 | EXCLAMATION MARK | ! | 21 |
| 0X22 | QUOTATION MARK | “ | 22 |
| 0X23 | NUMBER SIGN | # | 23 |
| 0X25 | PERCENT SIGN | % | 25 |
| 0X26 | AMPERSAND | & | 26 |
| 0X27 | APOSTROPHE | ‘ | 27 |
| 0X28 | LEFT PARENTHESIS | ( | 28 |
| 0X29 | RIGHT PARENTHESIS | ) | 29 |
| 0X2A | ASTERISK | * | 2A |
| 0X2B | PLUS SIGN | + | 2B |
| 0X2C | COMMA | , | 2C |
| 0X2D | HYPHEN-MINUS | - | 2D |
| 0X2E | FULL STOP | . | 2E |
| 0X2F | SOLIDUS (SLASH) | / | 2F |
| 0X30 | DIGIT ZERO | 0 | 30 |
| 0X31 | DIGIT ONE | 1 | 31 |
| 0X32 | DIGIT TWO | 2 | 32 |
| 0X33 | DIGIT THREE | 3 | 33 |
| 0X34 | DIGIT FOUR | 4 | 34 |
| 0X35 | DIGIT FIVE | 5 | 35 |
| 0X36 | DIGIT SIX | 6 | 36 |
| 0X37 | DIGIT SEVEN | 7 | 37 |
| 0X38 | DIGIT EIGHT | 8 | 38 |
| 0X39 | DIGIT NINE | 9 | 39 |
| 0X3A | COLON | : | 3A |
| 0X3B | SEMICOLON | ; | 3B |
| 0X3C | LESS-THAN SIGN | < | 3C |
| 0X3D | EQUALS SIGN | = | 3D |
| 0X3E | GREATER-THAN SIGN | > | 3E |
| 0X3F | QUESTION MARK | ? | 3F |
| 0X40 | INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK | ¡ | A1 |
| 0X41 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A | A | 41 |
| 0X42 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B | B | 42 |
| 0X43 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C | C | 43 |
| 0X44 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D | D | 44 |
| 0X45 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E | E | 45 |
| 0X46 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F | F | 46 |
| 0X47 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G | G | 47 |
| 0X48 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H | H | 48 |
| 0X49 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I | I | 49 |
| 0X4A | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J | J | 4A |
| 0X4B | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K | K | 4B |
| 0X4C | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L | L | 4C |
| 0X4D | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M | M | 4D |
| 0X4E | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N | N | 4E |
| 0X4F | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O | O | 4F |
| 0X50 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P | P | 50 |
| 0X51 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q | Q | 51 |
| 0X52 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R | R | 52 |
| 0X53 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S | S | 53 |
| 0X54 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T | T | 54 |
| 0X55 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U | U | 55 |
| 0X56 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V | V | 56 |
| 0X57 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W | W | 57 |
| 0X58 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X | X | 58 |
| 0X59 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y | Y | 59 |
| 0X5A | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z | Z | 5A |
| 0X5B | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS | Ä | C4 |
| 0X5C | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS | Ö | D6 |
| 0X5D | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE | Ñ | D1 |
| 0X5E | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS | Ü | DC |
| 0X5F | SECTION SIGN | § | A7 |
| 0X60 | INVERTED QUESTION MARK | ¿ | BF |
| 0X61 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A | a | 61 |
| 0X62 | LATIN SMALL LETTER B | b | 62 |
| 0X63 | LATIN SMALL LETTER C | c | 63 |
| 0X64 | LATIN SMALL LETTER D | d | 64 |
| 0X65 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E | e | 65 |
| 0X66 | LATIN SMALL LETTER F | f | 66 |
| 0X67 | LATIN SMALL LETTER G | g | 67 |
| 0X68 | LATIN SMALL LETTER H | h | 68 |
| 0X69 | LATIN SMALL LETTER I | i | 69 |
| 0X6A | LATIN SMALL LETTER J | j | 6A |
| 0X6B | LATIN SMALL LETTER K | k | 6B |
| 0X6C | LATIN SMALL LETTER L | l | 6C |
| 0X6D | LATIN SMALL LETTER M | m | 6D |
| 0X6E | LATIN SMALL LETTER N | n | 6E |
| 0X6F | LATIN SMALL LETTER O | o | 6F |
| 0X70 | LATIN SMALL LETTER P | p | 70 |
| 0X71 | LATIN SMALL LETTER Q | q | 71 |
| 0X72 | LATIN SMALL LETTER R | r | 72 |
| 0X73 | LATIN SMALL LETTER S | s | 73 |
| 0X74 | LATIN SMALL LETTER T | t | 74 |
| 0X75 | LATIN SMALL LETTER U | u | 75 |
| 0X76 | LATIN SMALL LETTER V | v | 76 |
| 0X77 | LATIN SMALL LETTER W | w | 77 |
| 0X78 | LATIN SMALL LETTER X | x | 78 |
| 0X79 | LATIN SMALL LETTER Y | y | 79 |
| 0X7A | LATIN SMALL LETTER Z | z | 7A |
| 0X7B | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS | ä | E4 |
| 0X7C | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER o WITH DIAERESIS | ö | F6 |
| 0X7D | LATIN SMALL LETTER n WITH TILDE | ñ | F1 |
| 0X7E | LATIN SMALL LETTER u WITH DIAERESIS | ü | FC |
| 0X7F | LATIN SMALL LETTER a WITH GRAVE | à | E0 |
Certain characters in the GSM 7 bit are 14 bit, and therefore count as double in the length of the SMS. These include:
| ^ | { | } | \ | [ | ~ | ] | | | € |
Updated almost 3 years ago