# 21617: The concatenated message body exceeds the 1600 character limit

Log Type: APPLICATION

Log Level: ERROR

## Description

The body of the message is too long.

### Possible causes

The maximum allowable body text length is generally 1600 characters, but some special characters such as emojis, emoticons or non-GSM characters will be counted as multiple characters if they have a higher byte count.

### Possible solutions

An online text to byte calculator can help you understand if certain characters are taking up more character space than others.