🗝️ Old key emoji
HTML
🗝
Unicode
U+1F5DD
What is 🗝️ called?
🗝️ is called the Old key emoji.
It is also known as antique key, skeleton key, or vintage key. These are natural common, regional, technical, or appearance-based terms rather than extra official names; Unicode’s official name is old key.
What does 🗝️ mean?
🗝️ is officially named old key. An old key, representing vintage security, traditional access methods, historical locks, and antique key systems. Features ornate, decorative designs typical of older key-making craftsmanship and traditional security systems.
Use it for literal references to old key and for vintage security, historical access, antique keys, traditional craftsmanship, heritage locks. The ornate older key evokes history, secrets, treasure, or traditional locks; “skeleton key” is a visual reading, not a guaranteed key type. Related choices include 🔐 Locked with key and 🔑 Key.
Other meanings
It can mean vintage security, historical access, antique keys, traditional craftsmanship, heritage locks. Context determines whether a message is office, measuring, organisation, security, access, or interface.
Example Usage
The mansion door requires an old key 🗝️ from the 1800s
The office, security, or tools message includes old key 🗝️
More details
Officially named old key. Its code point is U+1F5DD. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
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Visual description
An ornate, decorative key with elaborate design elements typical of vintage or antique key craftsmanship and historical lock systems.
The ornate older key evokes history, secrets, treasure, or traditional locks; “skeleton key” is a visual reading, not a guaranteed key type. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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