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Unlocked

Unlocked Emoji

Objects

A golden or metallic padlock depicted in an open state, with its shackle raised and disconnected from the main body. It signals that access is granted, a file is shareable, or a secure connection has been successfully opened.

Usage Context

Used widely in digital communication to indicate that a conversation, document, or feature is no longer private or restricted. It is the natural opposite of the 🔒 emoji and is frequently used to signal when a user is ready to speak freely or share information publicly.

History

The unlocked padlock was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the Emoji 1.0 update. It stems from early computer icon design, where security software and operating systems used open and closed padlock icons to help users visualize encryption settings during the rise of web browser security.

Details

Glyph
🔓
Unicode
U+1F513
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f513:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category Objects
Subcategory lock
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
unlockedprivacysecuritylockopenpadlockunlockaccesspublicfreedomunrestrictedclearance

Twemoji Attribution

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

Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.

CC-BY 4.0 LicenseTwemoji Repository

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