SOS Button Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does SOS Button 🆘 mean?

The SOS Button emoji belongs to the Symbols category, under Alphanumeric Symbols. It's commonly associated with button, help, sos.

It's filed under the Symbols category, specifically the Alphanumeric Symbols subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. As with most emojis, its exact meaning can shift depending on who you're texting and what came before it in the conversation. It's frequently used near emojis like Input Latin Uppercase and Input Latin Lowercase, which cover similar ground.

How to use SOS Button 🆘 in a sentence

Put a 🆘 next to the important line.
Used 🆘 so no one would miss it.
Marked it 🆘 for later.
Added a 🆘 to make it clearer.
Used 🆘🩼 to flag this in the group chat.

SOS Button 🆘 in other languages

French

bouton SOS

Mandarin

SOS按钮

German

SOS-Zeichen

Hindi

चौकोर में SOS चिह्न

Japanese

SOSマーク

Korean

에스오에스

Portuguese

botão SOS

Spanish

símbolo de socorro

Russian

значок SOS

Arabic

زر "طوارئ"

Frequently asked questions

What does the SOS Button 🆘 emoji mean?

The SOS Button emoji belongs to the Symbols category, under Alphanumeric Symbols. It's commonly associated with button, help, sos.

How do people use the SOS Button 🆘 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Put a 🆘 next to the important line." It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the SOS Button 🆘 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download SOS Button as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.