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Key

Key Emoji

Objects

A classic, notched gold-colored metal key. It is rendered in a traditional shape with a round bow at the top, a slender shank, and distinct biting teeth at the bottom meant to interact with a lock mechanism.

Usage Context

Used to represent security, access, or the metaphorical act of unlocking a secret or solution. It is frequently sent alongside 🔒 to signify that a conversation is private or that a file is password-protected. It can also refer to digital security credentials or being 'the key' to solving a problem.

History

Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the key emoji was part of the massive expansion of pictographs intended to bridge the gap between traditional computer characters and the icons already standard in Japanese mobile carrier messaging systems.

Details

Glyph
🔑
Unicode
U+1F511
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f511:
HTML Entity
��

Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory lock
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
keylockdoorpasswordgoldsecurityaccessunlocksecretauthenticationsafe

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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