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SOS

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SOS

Summary

SOS is a distress signal[1]. SOS has Wikipedia articles in 52 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • SOS's instance of is recorded as distress signal[3].
  • SOS's instance of is recorded as prosign for Morse code[4].
  • salvation is named after SOS[5].
  • SOS's Commons category is recorded as SOS[6].
  • SOS's said to be the same as is recorded as Mayday[7].
  • SOS's Unicode character is recorded as 🆘[8].
  • SOS's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SOS[9].
  • SOS's Commons gallery is recorded as SOS[10].
  • SOS's different from is recorded as SOS / S.O.S.[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include distress signal[3] and prosign for Morse code[4].

Origins

salvation is named after SOS[5].

Why It Matters

SOS has Wikipedia articles in 52 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] SOS is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SOS. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sos
MLA “SOS.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sos.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sos_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SOS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sos}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/SOS-signal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: topic/SOS-signal"
  2. 26d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → SOS
    Different from → SOS / S.O.S.
    Image → SOS morse code.png
    Said to be the same as → Mayday
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||hi, th */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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