🆘Meaning and Description
The 🆘 emoji features the bold letters "SOS" inside a red square. It is an international Morse code rescue signal, not an abbreviation of any word.
It's the digital call for help, signaling distress or urgent assistance needed. The meaning behind the SOS emoji is all about seeking assistance and alerting others to an emergency. It's often used to convey a sense of urgency, whether it's a serious situation or a lighthearted call for help in a humorous context.
Besides, when it comes to social media, 🆘 is not only used when our lives are threatened, but also when people feel fatal embarrassment or need help urgently⚠.
💡The "SOS" signal, represented in Morse code as "··· --- ···", is originating as a maritime communication, this sequence of three short clicks, followed by three long ones, and then three more short clicks, was easily distinguishable and recognizable over radio frequencies. Today, it's universally recognized as a cry for help.
It's the digital call for help, signaling distress or urgent assistance needed. The meaning behind the SOS emoji is all about seeking assistance and alerting others to an emergency. It's often used to convey a sense of urgency, whether it's a serious situation or a lighthearted call for help in a humorous context.
Besides, when it comes to social media, 🆘 is not only used when our lives are threatened, but also when people feel fatal embarrassment or need help urgently⚠.
💡The "SOS" signal, represented in Morse code as "··· --- ···", is originating as a maritime communication, this sequence of three short clicks, followed by three long ones, and then three more short clicks, was easily distinguishable and recognizable over radio frequencies. Today, it's universally recognized as a cry for help.
🆘Examples and Usage
🔸 How to call for help: 🔊 make a sound, three short, three long and three short (... _ _ _.. .) Morse code. Or 💡 lights, such as flashlights, three short, three long and three short (switch lights).
🔸 Today’s embarrassing thing: "I met a handsome guy on the subway today, preparing to 📷secretly, but opened 📸accidentally, embarrassing 🆘……"
🔸 Once I collected my thoughts, I remember my Apple Watch had the 🆘 feature.
🔸 Today’s embarrassing thing: "I met a handsome guy on the subway today, preparing to 📷secretly, but opened 📸accidentally, embarrassing 🆘……"
🔸 Once I collected my thoughts, I remember my Apple Watch had the 🆘 feature.
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🆘Basic Information
Emoji: | 🆘 |
Shortname: | SOS button |
Apple Name: | SOS sign |
Known as: | Distress Signal | Emergency |
Codepoint: | U+1F198 Copy |
Decimal: | ALT+127384 |
Unicode Version: | 6.0 (2010-10-11) |
Emoji Version: | 1.0 (2015-06-09) |
Categories: | 🛑 Symbols |
Sub Categories: | 🅰 Alphanumerics |
Keywords: | SOS | SOS button | help | sos |
Proposal: | L2/07‑257, L2/09‑026 |
👨💻Unicode Information (Advanced Usage)
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Date Range: 2020-02-09 - 2025-02-09
Update Time: 2025-02-09 17:29:06 UTC Emoji 🆘 was released in 2019-07.
Update Time: 2025-02-09 17:29:06 UTC Emoji 🆘 was released in 2019-07.
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🆘More Languages
Language | Short Name & Link |
---|---|
Arabic | 🆘 زر "طوارئ" |
Bulgarian | 🆘 „SOS“ в квадрат |
Chinese, Simplified | 🆘 SOS按钮 |
Chinese, Traditional | 🆘 救命 |
Croatian | 🆘 tipka SOS |
Czech | 🆘 štítek SOS |
Danish | 🆘 SOS |
Dutch | 🆘 SOS-knop |
Filipino | 🆘 button na SOS |
Finnish | 🆘 SOS |
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