SMS Link Generator
Create sms: links with pre-filled messages and tel: click-to-call links for websites, QR codes and marketing campaigns.
Last reviewed by the Radiatus Cloud team
sms: links open the messaging app with the number (and message) pre-filled; tel: links start a phone call. Both work on iOS and Android. The &body= separator is used for iOS compatibility (?body= on Android also works with this format).
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Create SMS and call links
An sms: link opens a text message with a number and message ready, and a tel: link starts a call. This tool creates both, with pre-filled messages for SMS and click-to-call for phone.
Why these links are useful
On a phone, an sms: link opens the messaging app with the recipient and a message already filled in, and a tel: link starts a call to a number, both from a single tap. These are ideal for a website’s contact options, letting a visitor text or call you without copying the number. Generating them correctly, with the message encoded so special characters do not break the link, produces links that work reliably across devices. It is the right way to add tap-to-text and tap-to-call to a page.
Tap to text or call
It runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded and it works without an account, keeping your data on your own machine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does an sms: link do?
It opens the phone’s messaging app with a recipient number and, optionally, a prefilled message, ready to send with a tap.
What does a tel: link do?
It starts a phone call to a number when tapped, a click-to-call link ideal for a website contact button on mobile.
Why encode the message?
Because a prefilled SMS message contains spaces and special characters that must be encoded, or the link breaks. The generator handles this.
Where are these useful?
On a website’s contact options, letting a mobile visitor text or call you directly without copying the number.
Is my input uploaded?
No. The generation runs entirely in your browser.
Privacy & Security
Runs entirely in your browser. No data is sent to any server.
How to Use
Enter the phone number with country code, choose SMS or call, add an optional message and copy the link or HTML.
Disclaimer: This tool is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Results are for educational and utility purposes.
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