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Locked

Locked Emoji

Objects

A classic metal padlock in a closed and secured position. It features a rounded shackle and a sturdy body, signaling that something is protected or inaccessible to unauthorized users.

Usage Context

Used to denote privacy, security, or restricted access. It is frequently seen in web browsers to indicate an encrypted HTTPS connection, or in chat apps when a conversation is end-to-end encrypted. It serves as a visual shorthand for secrets, locked doors, or private accounts, often contrasted with the 🔓 unlocked emoji.

History

The padlock icon has been a staple of graphical user interfaces since the early days of desktop computing, serving as the universal shorthand for 'read-only' files or password-protected directories. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to help users identify secure digital environments across mobile messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph
🔒
Unicode
U+1F512
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f512:
HTML Entity
��

Specifications

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

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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