SOS button Emoji
🆘 · U+1F198 · Emoji 0.6
What does the SOS button emoji mean?
In digital communication, 🆘 is often used to express a need for help or rescue in a humorous or exaggerated way, such as when someone is struggling with a task or needs assistance in a non-emergency situation. Literally, 🆘 represents a distress signal, derived from the Morse code sequence for SOS, which is a universal call for help. This emoji can also be used to convey a sense of urgency or alarm, and is sometimes employed in a sarcastic or ironic manner to add emphasis to a message. In some cases, 🆘 is used to signal that someone is feeling overwhelmed or stressed.
SOS button emoji examples
- just pulled an all-nighter and i'm dying 🆘
- stuck in traffic and going to be late 🆘 can you cover for me
How to copy the SOS button emoji
To use the SOS button emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F198), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
SOS button emoji on different platforms
How the SOS button emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
SOS button Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🆘 |
| Name | SOS button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+1F198 |
| Shortcode | :sos: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
SOS button Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F198, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :sos:.
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