SOS button 🆘 - OzVoca Emoji Details
SOS button
The 🆘 emoji is a distress signal indicating an urgent need for help. It's used to signal a very dangerous or urgent situation.
Of course, it's used in real emergencies, but it's also often used jokingly to ask for help, like telling a friend, 'I have too much homework, I'm struggling 🆘.'
SOS is an international Morse code distress signal. While it's commonly thought to be an acronym for 'Save Our Souls,' it's actually just a signal combination that's easy to transmit and has no special meaning.
First regulated in Germany in 1905, this signal is a Morse code sequence of three dots, three dashes, and three dots (· · · — — — · · ·), which became an international standard because it's easy to transmit and recognize. Today, it's more widely used not only for serious crises but also to wittily express everyday 'crises' like studying for exams or facing a deadline.