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🔒

locked

Locked

Text and emoji forms

Same symbol, two display styles.

Text symbol
Emoji

🔒 is the padlock emoji, the lock emoji people use for closed, private, or protected. Next to a phone, account, or password it marks restricted access; after a secret it means “keep this between us.” It signals security or secrecy but proves neither.

EmojiSince 2010
Search it as
padlock · lock emoji · lock icon · padlock emoji · lock
Type it as
:lock:
Around since
2010 · Emoji 0.6
Shows up on
Every phone · iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux

What 🔒 means

Access is restricted, or something should stay private.

Beside a device, account, or password, the lock icon points to protection or restricted access. After a secret or promise, it reads as “lips sealed,” not hardware locked.

Neutral in security talk; discreet when it seals a secret.

A typed 🔒 does not secure a message or prove an account is private.

What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings
Next to a password, phone, or account
Protected or access-restricted.
After a secret or confession
Keep this between us.

Don't confuse it with

2
🔓
Unlocked
The top loop is open: unlocked, released, or made public — the opposite state.
🔐
Locked With Key
Adds a key beside the lock, emphasizing controlled access; 🔒 shows the lock alone.

Worth knowing

  • Browsers have long marked encrypted HTTPS connections with a closed padlock, though some now use other icons. The encryption protects data in transit; it says nothing about whether the site itself is honest.

Questions people ask

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Why does 🔒 look different on other phones?

Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point. The character you send is identical; Apple, Google, Samsung and WhatsApp each render it in their own style.

How to type 🔒

Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “locked”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “locked”.
Chat apps
:lock:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.
HTML
🔒
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🔒
HTML hex
🔒
CSS content
content: "\1F512";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%94%92
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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