🆘 Sos Button Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🆘 Sos Button emoji mean?

In plain english

🆘 means the SOS button. It’s an emergency symbol. People use it when they need immediate help. It shows distress and a need for rescue. You’ll see it in texts, social media, and emails when someone is really struggling. FAQ_MEANING: It usually means “I need help” or “I’m in trouble.” People use it to quickly signal that they require assistance in a text conversation. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you 🆘, she’s often feeling vulnerable or overwhelmed. She might be asking for emotional support or needing you to step in and fix something. It’s a direct plea for help. FAQ_GUY: If a guy sends you 🆘, he’s generally indicating a serious problem or a desperate situation. He could be needing practical assistance or just wanting to express that he’s in a difficult spot. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “I’m here! 🆘”, “Let me help you 🆘”, “What’s wrong? 🆘”, or “Send help! 🆘”. EXAMPLES: Just got home 🆘 Need your help ASAP 🆘 This is a disaster 🆘 I’m so stressed 🆘 I’m lost and scared 🆘 Can you please call for me? 🆘 🆘 sits in red emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

🆘 means the SOS button. It’s an emergency symbol. People use it when they need immediate help. It shows distress and a need for rescue. You’ll see it in texts, social media, and emails when someone is really struggling. FAQ_MEANING: It usually means “I need help” or “I’m in trouble.” People use it to quickly signal that they require assistance in a text conversation. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you 🆘, she’s often feeling vulnerable or overwhelmed. She might be asking for emotional support or needing you to step in and fix something. It’s a direct plea for help. FAQ_GUY: If a guy sends you 🆘, he’s generally indicating a serious problem or a desperate situation. He could be needing practical assistance or just wanting to express that he’s in a difficult spot. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “I’m here! 🆘”, “Let me help you 🆘”, “What’s wrong? 🆘”, or “Send help! 🆘”. EXAMPLES: Just got home 🆘 Need your help ASAP 🆘 This is a disaster 🆘 I’m so stressed 🆘 I’m lost and scared 🆘 Can you please call for me? 🆘

Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 3.

button emojihelp emojiSOS emoji

People also look for it as sos emoji.

02 — Platforms

Sos Button emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the sos button as 9 vendors ship it.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Sos Button emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :sos:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F198.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🆘 Sos Button emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “sos button”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “sos button”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :sos: and it converts to 🆘 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🆘, in CSS \1F198, in JavaScript \u{1F198}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Sos Button emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the sos button as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Sos Button emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around sos button for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

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Y2K sos button combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🆘, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — Emoji Kitchen

Sos Button Emoji Kitchen stickers

Google's sticker mixer has drawn 612 mixes with this one. Here are 12 of them. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

Sos Button mixed with Face with Tears of Joy — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 😂

Sos Button mixed with Red Heart — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + ❤️

Sos Button mixed with Rolling on the Floor Laughing — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 🤣

Sos Button mixed with Thumbs Up — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 👍

Sos Button mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 😭

Sos Button mixed with Folded Hands — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 🙏

Sos Button mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 😘

Sos Button mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 🥰

Sos Button mixed with Smiling Face with Heart-eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 😍

Sos Button mixed with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 😊

Sos Button mixed with Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 😁

Sos Button mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆘 + 💕

08 — Apps

What 🆘 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

🆘 means the SOS button. It’s an emergency symbol. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🆘 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🆘 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :sos:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🆘 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🆘 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Sos Button emoji

Same family (alphanum) — often confused with sos button or used alongside it.

Symbols →

🆔Id Button 🉑Japanese “acceptable” Button 🈶Japanese “not Free of Charge” Button 🈚️Japanese “free of Charge” Button 🈸Japanese “application” Button 🈺Japanese “open for Business” Button 🈷️Japanese “monthly Amount” Button 🆚Vs Button 🉐Japanese “bargain” Button ㊙️Japanese “secret” Button ㊗️Japanese “congratulations” Button 🈴Japanese “passing Grade” Button

Collections 🆘 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

red emojis

10 — History

Where the 🆘 Sos Button emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

AppleiOS

Sos Button emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Sos Button emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Sos Button emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Sos Button emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Sos Button emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Sos Button emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Sos Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Sos Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F198 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. 🆘 existed there as KDDI au E4E8. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Sos Button was approved as U+1F198 and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🆘 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

11 — FAQ

Sos Button emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🆘 Sos Button emoji mean?

🆘 means the SOS button. It’s an emergency symbol. People use it when they need immediate help. It shows distress and a need for rescue. You’ll see it in texts, social media, and emails when someone is really struggling. FAQ_MEANING: It usually means “I need help” or “I’m in trouble.” People use it to quickly signal that they require assistance in a text conversation. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you 🆘, she’s often feeling vulnerable or overwhelmed. She might be asking for emotional support or needing you to step in and fix something. It’s a direct plea for help. FAQ_GUY: If a guy sends you 🆘, he’s generally indicating a serious problem or a desperate situation. He could be needing practical assistance or just wanting to express that he’s in a difficult spot. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “I’m here! 🆘”, “Let me help you 🆘”, “What’s wrong? 🆘”, or “Send help! 🆘”. EXAMPLES: Just got home 🆘 Need your help ASAP 🆘 This is a disaster 🆘 I’m so stressed 🆘 I’m lost and scared 🆘 Can you please call for me? 🆘

What else is the 🆘 emoji called?

Sos Button is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “button emoji”, “help emoji”, “SOS emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F198.

What is the Unicode code for 🆘?

The Sos Button emoji is U+1F198, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🆘, and in CSS as \1F198.

How do I copy and paste the 🆘 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🆘 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :sos: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🆘 look the same on every phone?

No. Sos Button is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F198. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🆘Sos Button Emoji

In your code