Locked, U+1F512, sits above Copy. Under it are 38 tiles: the open lock and the keys, things kept safe, locks made of plain text, caption lines, ASCII padlocks and combos.
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Six locks and keys
The emoji list files six emoji under lock: Locked, Unlocked, Locked with pen, Locked with key, Key and Old key, all from Emoji 0.6 or 0.7. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, gives private to 🔒 alone, secure to 🔐 alone and password to 🔑 alone.
A lock where emoji are dropped
Some name fields lose emoji. ⚿, Squared key, is plain text, and Unicode's notes call it parental lock. [⊙] draws a lock in three characters. The ASCII padlocks line up only in a monospaced font.
Tips
🔒 and 🔓 have text forms, so the Text style switch turns them black and white. 🔐 has none.
For a locked in post, the combo 🔒🧠 is ready: locked, then brain.
No emoji name or search word holds padlock or vault. Unicode's notes do call 🔒 padlock in locked position.
Questions and answers
What is the lock symbol in text?
⚿, Squared key, U+26BF, is a character, not an emoji, so it keeps the colour of your words. 🔒 with the text-style selector, 🔒︎, asks for a plain lock too, though a device may still colour it.
What is the difference between 🔒 and 🔐?
The key. 🔒 is Locked, the padlock alone, which CLDR files under private. 🔐 is Locked with key, the only emoji filed under secure, and it has no text form.
Is there a keyhole symbol?
Yes, , Keyhole, U+1CEB1, but it arrived in Unicode 16.0, so many devices still show an empty box. ⊙, a dot in a ring, works as a keyhole in the meantime.
🔑KeyU+1F511. A key. The only emoji CLDR files under password. Emoji 0.6.
🔒LockedU+1F512. The closed padlock this page is named for. Unicode's notes call it padlock in locked position, and CLDR files it under private. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
🔐Locked with keyU+1F510. A padlock with its key. The only emoji CLDR files under secure. Emoji 0.6.
🔏Locked with penU+1F50F. A padlock and a pen nib. CLDR lists privacy and ink. Emoji 0.6.
🗝️Old keyU+1F5DD U+FE0F. An old key with a round bow. Unicode's notes give it the other name encryption. It has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
🔓UnlockedU+1F513. The same padlock, open. Unicode names it Open lock. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
Kept safe 7
🏦BankU+1F3E6. A bank building, for money under lock and key. Emoji 0.6.
⛓️ChainsU+26D3 U+FE0F. A chain, for a bike lock or a gate. It has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
📪Closed mailbox with lowered flagU+1F4EA. A closed mailbox, for post kept safe. Emoji 0.6.
🚪DoorU+1F6AA. A door, the thing most locks are on. Emoji 0.6.
FingerprintU+1FAC6. A fingerprint, for a lock that opens with a touch. Emoji 16.0.
🚫ProhibitedU+1F6AB. The no entry sign, for a door that stays shut. Emoji 0.6.
🛡️ShieldU+1F6E1 U+FE0F. A shield, for anything protected. It has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
Show all 39 locks (26 more)
Locks in plain text 6
⊙Circled dot, a keyholeU+2299 Circled dot operator. A dot in a ring: the round part of a keyhole, seen from the front.
⊖Circled minus, a padlock faceU+2296 Circled minus. A ring with a bar across, for a lock drawn in one character.
o-mKey, one lineThe letters o, a hyphen and m: a key with its bow and teeth, for a field that takes only Latin text.
KeyholeU+1CEB1 Keyhole. A keyhole, added in Unicode 16.0, so many devices still show an empty box.
[⊙]Lock in bracketsMade of brackets round U+2299 Circled dot operator: a lock drawn in three characters.
⚿Squared keyU+26BF Squared key. A key in a square. Unicode's notes call it parental lock. Text, not an emoji.
Caption lines 8
🔒 Closed until ___Type the day over the blank
🔒 Do not openFor a note on a box or a file
🔑 Key to my heartFor a message to someone
🔑 Keys: ___Type where they are over the blank
🔒 Locked inHead down, nothing gets through
🔒 PrivateFor a list, a folder or a story kept to a few
🔐 Safe and soundFor something put away
🔓 UnlockedFor something newly open to all
ASCII padlocks 3
Key on its sideA key on its side, 12 columns wide
Open padlockThe shackle up, 10 columns wide
PadlockA closed padlock, 10 columns wide
Lock combos 9
🔗🔒Chained and lockedLink, then locked.
🔒🚪Door lockedLocked, then door.
🔑❤️Key to my heartKey, then red heart.
🔑🏠Keys to the houseKey, then house.
🔒🤐Lips sealedLocked, then zipper-mouth face: a secret kept.
🔒🧠Locked in, focusedLocked, then brain: head down on one thing.
🔒📱Phone lockedLocked, then mobile phone.
🔐📂Private filesLocked with key, then open file folder.