🔐 Locked with key
🔐 Emoji meaning
Privacy, confidentiality, security, protection, and no access.
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🔐 Meaning
Symbol of security. “The information is safe” or “Nobody else will find out!” A friend confides a secret to you and counts on your keeping it safe in your hands.
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Commonly confused with
Intensity Variant
Unlocked vs locked with key; padlocks with subtle differences can be misread.
Locked with key vs locked with pen; both security-related icons with subtle accessory difference.
Same Shape
Locked vs locked with key; both show secure state, key detail indicates extra security.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Locked with key” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
Keywords removed
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there were 2 changes.
Emoji title before
closed lock with key
Emoji title after
locked with key
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
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Andrew Means 'confidential' or 'secure'.