href link to send text message?

Question

Is there a link similar to <a href="tel:..."> for text messages. The behavior would be similar but instead of calling the number it would prompt the user to send a text?

Berar

Possible duplicate of SMS URL on Android – Protect

Possible duplicate of How to pre-populate the sms body text via an html link – Haroun

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Answer 1

try using this:

 <a href="sms://[phone]?body=I%27m%20interested%20in%20your%20product.%20Please%20contact%20me.">Send a SMS message</a>

You can use the body parameter to queue a message in the text.

Jinni

Very cool. I think this answer is underrated. I had no idea that you could do this with an <a> tag. – Favors

Answer 2

Try using this sms formats, which have tested on mobile browser too:

<!-- With phone number -->
<a href="sms:[phone]?body=Share%20this%20message%20on%20sms">Send SMS Message</a>

<!-- Without phone number -->
<a href="sms:?&body=Share%20this%20message%20on%20sms">Send SMS Message</a>

Adrian

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Answer 3

The basic format of text messages link is

<a href="sms:...">

Walburga

Answer 4

On my Mac, latest OS, simply opens Messenger and I have to type everything, phone, message, etc. Better than nothing but does not pre-load the number or message. It does deliver the message.

Is there some (html/php?) code to actually do this as with email, e.g., by looking up recipient in a directory? That would require only typing (or perhaps speaking on a phone) the message. Could do but hate to rediscover the wheel.

Micahmicawber

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Answer 5

WhatsApp provides an option to send text.

<a href="whatsapp://send?text=The text to share!" data-action="share/whatsapp/share">Share via Whatsapp</a>

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