


The PictoChat system can only send messages in a radius of 10 metres (33 ft).

The keyboard provides enough Latin and kana glyphs to write in all languages supported by the system: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese, plus Hungarian, Finnish, Portuguese and Dutch. The pen tool offers small and large sizes. Messages sent from the DS or DS Lite appear in black, while DSi systems feature an additional "rainbow" pen. Text can also be manually placed on the screen, if the user drags the selected character onto the message area. The Nintendo DS touch screen is used to type in letters with an on-screen keyboard or to draw and send pictures.
