Tohu SOS Emoji

The 🆘 SOS Button emoji represents a serious cry for help or a state of extreme emotional distress. It signals that the user is overwhelmed and in a terrible situation requiring urgent assistance.

Pāwhiritia noa te 🆘 ki runga ki te mata ki te kape wawe ki tō papapātuhi. Ka taea e koe te whakapiri ki wāhi katoa - i ngā karere, pāpāho pāpori, kōnae, rānei ki tētahi taupānga e tautoko ana i ngā ēmōjī.

I whakatūria te 🆘 tohu sos i te Emoji E0.6 ā, kei te tautokona ināianei i runga i ngā papatono matua katoa, tae atu ki iOS, Android, Windows, me macOS.

Kei te 🆘 tohu sos te kāwai Ngā Tohu, ā, kei te wāhanga iti Alphanumeric Symbols.

Contrary to popular belief, SOS doesn't stand for "Save Our Souls" or "Save Our Ship." The 🆘 was chosen in 1905 simply because its Morse code (···---···) is easy to transmit and recognize. The letters were assigned meaning retroactively.

Using 🆘 casually for minor problems (like "SOS need coffee") is common but can dilute its emergency meaning. In serious contexts, SOS indicates life-threatening situations. Most people understand context, but in safety-critical apps, SOS should retain its emergency significance.