Emoji (OPEN LOCK): meaning and Unicode code

This symbol is usually associated with the fact that it conveys protection, access, closed or open state, and the theme of security.

🔓 is usually paired with 🔒, 🔑, 🛡️. Together they make the intended meaning easier to read.

If 🔓 seems too direct, people usually choose 🔓, 🗝️, 🛡️. The meaning remains the same, but the presentation changes slightly.

Typically, 🔓 is found in phrases like "Access, security, and control over what is open or closed is important here 🔓" and "The symbol immediately shifts the conversation to the topic of security and access 🔓."

Usually 🔓 is used when you want to show protection, access, privacy, locking, opening or security control.

In messages, 🔓 usually means "it’s about access and protection," "it matters whether it’s closed or open," or "it’s about security."

Sometimes 🔓 has a second layer of meaning: locks in emoji often mean not only an object, but the border between open and closed, one’s own and someone else’s.

🔓 is called unlock; in Unicode it is U+1F513. It belongs to the "Objects" category.