Which special characters count as two characters in an SMS?
In the table below, you will find the standard characters that equate to two character:
Note: All characters in the table above are standard, but show on the receiver’s phone based on the handset’s capabilities.
| @ 
 | Δ 
 | S 
 | P 
 | K 
 | 0 
 | ¡ 
 | P 
 | ¿ 
 | 
| p 
 | £ 
 | _ 
 | ! 
 | Ä 
 | 1 
 | A 
 | Q 
 | a 
 | 
| q 
 | $ 
 | Φ 
 | “ 
 | k 
 | r 
 | b 
 | R 
 | B 
 | 
| R 
 | C 
 | æ 
 | – 
 | = 
 | M 
 | Ñ 
 | m 
 | ñ 
 | 
| 2 
 | ¥ 
 | Γ 
 | # 
 | ä 
 | 3 
 | C 
 | S 
 | c 
 | 
| s 
 | è 
 | Λ 
 | ¤ 
 | ø 
 | 4 
 | D 
 | T 
 | d 
 | 
| t 
 | é 
 | Ω 
 | % 
 | Æ 
 | 5 
 | E 
 | u 
 | U 
 | 
| e 
 | ù 
 | Π 
 | & 
 | , 
 | 6 
 | F 
 | V 
 | f 
 | 
| v 
 | ì 
 | Ψ 
 | ‘ 
 | < 
 | 7 
 | G 
 | W 
 | g 
 | 
| w 
 | ò 
 | Σ 
 | ( 
 | L 
 | 8 
 | H 
 | X 
 | h 
 | 
| x 
 | Ç 
 | Θ 
 | ) 
 | Ö 
 | 9 
 | I 
 | Y 
 | i 
 | 
| y 
 | L 
 | F 
 | Ξ 
 | l 
 | * 
 | : 
 | J 
 | Z 
 | 
| j 
 | z 
 | Ø 
 | E 
 | ö 
 | S 
 | C 
 | + 
 | ; 
 | 
| Å 
 | ß 
 | . 
 | > 
 | N 
 | Ü 
 | n 
 | ü 
 | å 
 | 
| É 
 | / 
 | ? 
 | O 
 | § 
 | o 
 | à 
 | 
 
 |