href link to send text message?

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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?

Possible duplicate of [SMS URL on Android](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4787905/sms-url-on-android) — Steve Trout, May 12 '17 at 21:42
Possible duplicate of [How to pre-populate the sms body text via an html link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6480462/how-to-pre-populate-the-sms-body-text-via-an-html-link) — Neeraj Kumar, Oct 17 '17 at 22:40
If my answer resolved the question could you accept it to close the question? — Tony, Apr 03 '18 at 17:01

Tony · Answer 1 · 2017-05-12T22:00:00.023

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try using this:

 <a href="sms://+14035550185?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.

edited May 12 '17 at 22:00

answered May 12 '17 at 21:46

Tony

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Very cool. I think this answer is underrated. I had no idea that you could do this with an tag. – Frank Aug 23 '17 at 12:33

Uday Kumar · Answer 2 · 2020-05-13T17:02:46.093

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The basic format of text messages link is

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

edited May 13 '20 at 17:02

answered May 13 '20 at 16:55

Uday Kumar

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 15 '22 at 19:06

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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.

answered Apr 15 '22 at 19:06

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 16 '22 at 14:50

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

<!-- With phone number -->
<a href="sms:+150000000?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>

answered Jun 16 '22 at 14:50

Tnaike

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score -1 · Answer 5 · answered May 12 '17 at 21:49

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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>

answered May 12 '17 at 21:49

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href link to send text message?

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