old key Emoji
🗝️ · U+1F5DD U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7
What does the old key emoji mean?
A key, the 🗝️ emoji represents a traditional or old-fashioned key, often used to unlock doors, chests, or other secured objects. Figuratively, it can symbolize a solution to a problem, a crucial piece of information, or a hidden clue. In slang, the 🗝️ emoji may be used to indicate that something is a crucial or essential element, such as a key to success or a key player in a situation. Additionally, it can be used to represent a sense of nostalgia or antiquity.
old key emoji examples
- just found the old key to grandma's attic 🗝️
- you're the key to unlocking this puzzle 🗝️
How to copy the old key emoji
To use the old key emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F5DD U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
old key emoji on different platforms
How the old key emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji). See image credits.
old key Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🗝️ |
| Name | old key |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F5DD U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :old_key: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.7 (2014) |
old key Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F5DD U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :old_key:.
People also search for the old key emoji as clue, key, lock, old.