emoji 🆘 SOS button svg

🆘” meaning: SOS button, distress signal Emoji

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  • 5.1+

    iOS 🆘Minimum display requirements

  • 4.3+

    Android 🆘Minimum display requirements

  • 8.0+

    Windows 🆘Minimum display requirements

🆘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.
💡Extended reading and popular science

The meaning of emoji symbol 🆘 is SOS button, it is related to SOS, help, sos, it can be found in emoji category: "🛑 Symbols" - "🅰 Alphanumerics".

🆘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.

🆘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

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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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