The +886 prefix belongs to Taiwan. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +886 (calling code 886), it came from Taiwan.
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Code
+886
ISO
TW
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
The +886 code identifies Taiwan on the international telephone network. Country code 886 is assigned to Taiwan under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +886 — written +886 or 00886 — is a Taiwan number.
Every Taiwan number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Taiwan from abroad, the only fixed part is +886 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Taiwan.
+XXX XXX XXX XXX
Example: +886 912 345 678
+886 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +886 when dialing Taiwan from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Taiwan:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +886 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +886 code belongs to Taiwan. Any phone number that starts with +886 — or with 00886 — is a Taiwan number.
The 00886 prefix is Taiwan. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +886, the Taiwan country code.
Dialing code 886 (dialed as +886 or 00886) belongs to Taiwan. Any phone number that starts with +886 is a Taiwan number.
Country code 886 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Taiwan. To call Taiwan from abroad, dial +886 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Taiwan is +886. To call Taiwan from abroad, dial +886 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+886 is Taiwan's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "886 area code". Any phone number starting with +886 is a Taiwan number.
From TwinPhone, just type +886 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +886, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Taiwan's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Taiwan start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Taiwan with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +886 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +886 and the Taiwan number, and the call connects.
A +886 number is not automatically a scam — +886 is simply the country code 886 assigned to Taiwan under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Taiwan. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +886 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Taiwan are shown above.
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