What does +86 mean?

+86 is the country code. 0086 is the area code of China. Adding +86 before the mobile phone number indicates that the number is a Chinese user. It is the same for China Mobile and China Unicom.

+86 is usually there when someone sends you a text message. You don’t need to use it in China. You need to add this when making calls from the mainland to foreign countries or Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. On a phone or mobile phone, + is two zeros, so some people also write it as 0086.

First of all, 86 is equivalent to the area code between our cities. It represents the international prefix, that is, the international prefix 0086 for mainland China. When some mobile phones receive text messages, the other party's mobile phone number +86 will be displayed on the phone.

International dial code extensions:

To make an international long-distance call from China, first dial the international prefix "00", then dial the country code (such as "1" for the United States), and then dial The area code of the city (the first digit of the area code for cities or regions in some countries is "0", so you should remove the "0" when dialing), and finally dial the other party's user number.

To make a call to China from abroad, first dial the international long distance activation number (international prefix, each country is different, such as the United States and Canada is 011), then dial China's country code 86 + domestic City area code (remove the leading 0, for example, Beijing area code is 10, Changsha area code is 731) + phone number.

Most European international long distance activation numbers are 00, Japan is 010, Australia is 0011, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore are 001, Taiwan, China, Macau, Malaysia are 00, Brazil is 000, Finland 990. To call a Chinese mobile phone from Canada, dial 011+86+139xxxxxxxx.