# 📱 Why does SMS count as 2 sms?

> Understand why SMS notifications consume 2 credits and how to fix it.

# A SMS is 160 characters. If you go above 160 characters, it will charge for 2 SMS

Long messages, or messages with special characters, are split into several SMS segments, and each segment counts as one SMS. In Settings > SMS history you can see the unit count and price of every message.