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Sos Button emoji πŸ†˜

πŸ†˜ is the Sos Button emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like help, red, square, words, emergency.

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:sos:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

Every code for πŸ†˜

NameSos Button
Shortcodes:sos:
CategorySymbols
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordshelp, red, square, words, emergency, 911
Code pointsU+1F198
HTML🆘
CSS\1F198
JavaScript\u{1F198}
Python\U0001f198
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 86 98
URL encoded%F0%9F%86%98

How to type πŸ†˜

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :sos: in any text box and it turns into πŸ†˜.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "sos button" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "sos button" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "sos button".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "sos button".
HTMLWrite 🆘 in the page source.

Questions

About πŸ†˜

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does πŸ†˜ mean?
πŸ†˜ is the Sos Button emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like help, red, square, words, emergency.
What is the shortcode for πŸ†˜?
:sos:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type πŸ†˜ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "sos button". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for πŸ†˜?
U+1F198, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 🆘, in CSS "\1F198", and in JavaScript "\u{1F198}".

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