HELP ME in Morse code is ···· · ·-·· ·--· / -- · — six letters across two words. It is one of the most important distress phrases to know, and learning to signal it could save your life in an emergency.
Emergency first: In a life-threatening emergency always use SOS (··· — — — ···) first — it is shorter, universally recognised, and faster to send. Use HELP ME as a supplement when you need to be more specific.
Shortcut: HELP ME shares the first four letters with HELLO and HELP. If you already know those, you only need to add M (--) and E (·) — the two simplest letters in Morse code.
Flash: 4 short, 1 short, dot-long-short-short, dot-long-long-dot (HELP) — pause 7 counts — long-long, short (ME). Repeat continuously.
Tap HELP ME on any surface — pipe, wall, or floor. The word gap between HELP and ME is 7 silent counts — make it clearly longer than the letter gaps.
Blow or beep: 4 short, 1 short, dot-long-short-short, dot-long-long-dot — pause — long-long, short. Any whistle or horn works.