🔐 meaning at a glance
- Plain meaning: Unicode calls this emoji “locked with key.” It is a quick visual label for locked with key, its use, or a related task.
- Usual tone: Literal · Task-Focused
- Use with care: Read the words around it. The relationship, culture, and app design can change how it feels.
- Technical type: Single-Code-Point Emoji from Emoji 0.6
What does 🔐 mean in messages?
Unicode calls this emoji “locked with key.” It is a quick visual label for locked with key, its use, or a related task.
Use 🔐 for the pictured object, a related task, or a visual label. Unicode calls it “locked with key.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.
For a wider view, browse objects emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.
Example messages with 🔐
Unicode construction and code points
This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1F510 closed lock with key.
U+1F510closed lock with keyVersion and platform support
The locked with key emoji was introduced in Emoji 0.6 and is classified in the lock subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.
Names, keywords, and classification
The standardized name is “locked with key.” Search terms indexed for this entry include key, locked, with. It belongs to Objects and the lock subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.
Accessibility and clear wording
For alt text, start with “locked with key.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.
Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.