What kind of evidence does SMS belong to?

Legal analysis: SMS belongs to documentary evidence in the field of evidence. Mobile phone short messages should belong to the category of documentary evidence, which refers to written materials that prove relevant facts with their contents. All thoughts and behaviors recorded in words, all kinds of symbols and patterns are used to express people's thoughts, and articles whose contents have the function of proving facts are documentary evidence.

Legal basis: Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), all materials that can be used to prove the facts of a case are evidence. Evidence includes:

(1) Physical evidence;

(2) Documentary evidence;

(3) Testimony of witnesses;

(4) the victim's statement;

(5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;

(6) Appraisal opinions;

(7) Records of inquests, inspections, appraisals, investigations and experiments;

(8) Audio-visual materials and electronic data.

The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.