Symbols · Alphanumeric symbols
🆘 SOS Button
- Emoji
- 🆘
- Unicode
- U+1F198
- Shortcode
- :sos:
- HTML code
- 🆘
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Symbols
What does the 🆘 emoji mean?
The 🆘 emoji (sos button) is a symbol from the alphanumeric symbols group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with SOS, button and help.
Keywords: SOS, button, help.
How 🆘 looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type 🆘 on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “sos button” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “sos button”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “sos button”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “sos button”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :sos: |
🆘 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | SOS button |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F198 |
| HTML decimal | 🆘 |
| HTML hex | 🆘 |
| CSS | \1F198 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F198} |
| Shortcode | :sos: |
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What does the 🆘 emoji mean?
The 🆘 emoji (sos button) is a symbol from the alphanumeric symbols group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with SOS, button and help.
How do I copy and paste the sos button emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “sos button”.
When was the 🆘 emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.