Question
Is it possible to send EMOJI / emoticons characters?
Answer
Yes, EMOJI / emoticons characters are supported as part of the UNICODE standard.
Note: This applies only to MT messages. Additionally, these characters are only be supported on select Operators that support UCS2, namely Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile. Sprint does not support EMOJI / emoticons characters.
Action:
- Ensure the data coding schema (DCS) used is UCS2, when encoding the messages and that you understand the constraints that UCS2 encoding introduces to the message and message length.
- See the EMOJI Wiki page for more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji.
Example:
Refer to the HTTP example below:
[MSISDN]
List=+449876543210
[MESSAGE]
binary=D83DDE03D83CDDEFD83CDDF5D83CDDEBD83CDDF7D83CDDECD83CDDE7D83DDC40
length=32
[SETUP]
DCS=UCS2
