Emergency phrase

Help Me

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how to say and send HELP ME
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"Help Me" letter by letter

LetterCode
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M--
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Letters are separated by spaces.

How to send "Help Me"

By sound

Send 'help' as above, leave a longer word-gap pause, then two longs and a short for 'me'.

By light

Flash 'help', pause noticeably longer than between letters, then flash 'me' (−− ·).

By tapping

Knock 'help', take a clear breath-length pause, then knock 'me'.

SOS vs help — know the difference

SOS (···−−−···) is the international distress prosign — use it for real emergencies. Spelling out 'help me' is just English words in Morse code and carries no special distress meaning. In genuine trouble, always send SOS. Learn the SOS signal →

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