# 🗝️ Old key emoji

🗝️ Old key is an emoji in the locks set of Objects. It was added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. Related words: clue and lock.

- Emoji: 🗝️
- Unicode name: old key
- Code points: U+1F5DD U+FE0F
- Category: Objects, Locks
- Added: Emoji 0.7 (2014)
- GitHub shortcode: :old_key:
- Keywords: clue, key, lock, old
- Page: https://emojichart.com/old-key-emoji

## What it means

An old-fashioned skeleton key with an ornate head. It brings to mind antique locks, secrets and mystery, and turns up with hidden things, old houses, unlocking something special and a vintage or fantasy feel.

## How to type 🗝️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “old key”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “old key”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “old key”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “old key”.
- GitHub: Type :old_key: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | llave antigua | antigua, llave |
| Français (fr) | clé ancienne | clé, clé ancienne, fermer, indice, serrure, verrouiller |
| Deutsch (de) | alter Schlüssel | alt, alter Schlüssel, Alter Schlüssel, Schloss, Schlüssel |
| Italiano (it) | chiave antica | chiave, chiave antica, chiudere a chiave, indizio, segreto, serratura |
| Português (pt) | chave antiga | antiga, chave, fechadura |
| Nederlands (nl) | oude sleutel | aanwijzing, oud, oude sleutel, ouderwetse sleutel, sleutel, slot |
| Svenska (sv) | gammal nyckel | gammal nyckel, nyckel |
| Polski (pl) | staroświecki klucz | kłódka, klucz, staroświecki, stary, zamek, zamknąć |
| Türkçe (tr) | eski anahtar | anahtar, eski, ipucu, kilit |
| Русский (ru) | старинный ключ | винтажный, замок, ключ, старинный, старый |
| Українська (uk) | старовинний ключ | замок, ключ, підказка, старий, старовинний ключ |
| Ελληνικά (el) | παλιό κλειδί | κλειδί, κλειδώνω, παλιό, στοιχείο |
| العربية (ar) | مفتاح قديم | فكرة, قديم, قفل, لغز, مساعدة, مفتاح |
| עברית (he) | מפתח ישן | ישן, לנעול, מנעול, מפתח, רמז |
| فارسی (fa) | کلید قدیمی | سرنخ, قدیمی, قفل, کلید |
| हिन्दी (hi) | पुरानी चाबी | चाबी, ताला, पुराना, पुरानी चाबी, संकेत |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরোনো চাবি | চাবি, তালা, পুরানো, পুরোনো চাবি, সূত্র |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kunci antik | antik, gembok, kunci, petunjuk |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | chìa khóa cũ | chìa khóa, chìa khóa cũ, cũ, đầu mối, khóa |
| ไทย (th) | กุญแจเก่า | กุญแจ, กุญแจเก่า, เก่า, ล็อค |
| 日本語 (ja) | 古い鍵 | キー, パスワード, 古い鍵, 手がかり, 鍵 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 오래된 열쇠 | 단서, 보물 열쇠, 열쇠, 오래된 열쇠, 자물쇠 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 老式钥匙 | 古老的钥匙, 旧钥匙, 线索, 老式钥匙, 钥匙 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 老鑰匙 | 老鑰匙, 鑰匙 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): ou sleutel
- Akan (ak): safoa dada
- Albanian (sq): çelës i vjetër
- Amharic (am): አሮጌ ቁልፍ
- Armenian (hy): հին բանալի
- Assamese (as): পুৰণি চাবি
- Azerbaijani (az): köhnə açar
- Bashkir (ba): иҫке асҡыс
- Basque (eu): giltza zaharra
- Belarusian (be): стары ключ
- Bosnian (bs): stari ključ
- Breton (br): alcʼhwez kozh
- Bulgarian (bg): стар ключ
- Burmese (my): သော့ဟောင်း
- Cantonese (yue): 舊鎖匙
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 旧锁匙
- Catalan (ca): clau antiga
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏪᏘ ᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 舊鎖匙
- Chuvash (cv): кивӗ ҫӑраҫҫи
- Croatian (hr): starinski ključ
- Czech (cs): starý klíč
- Danish (da): gammel nøgle
- Estonian (et): vana võti
- Faroese (fo): gamal lykil
- Filipino (fil): lumang susi
- Finnish (fi): vanha avain
- Galician (gl): chave antiga
- Georgian (ka): ძველი გასაღები
- Gujarati (gu): જૂની ચાવી
- Hausa (ha): tsohon makulli
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): puraani key
- Hungarian (hu): régi kulcs
- Icelandic (is): gamall lykill
- Igbo (ig): ọtụgwo ochie
- Irish (ga): sean-eochair
- Javanese (jv): kunci kuna
- Kalaallisut (kl): gammel nøgle
- Kannada (kn): ಹಳೆಯ ಕೀ
- Kazakh (kk): ескі кілт
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەسكى كىلت
- Khmer (km): សោបុរាណ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): urufunguzo rwa kera
- Konkani (kok): पोरणी चावी
- Kyrgyz (ky): эски ачкыч
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): ojer retokib’al
- Lao (lo): ລູກກະແຈເກົ່າ
- Latvian (lv): veca atslēga
- Lithuanian (lt): senas raktas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): stary kluc
- Luxembourgish (lb): ale Schlëssel
- Macedonian (mk): стар клуч
- Malay (ms): kunci lama
- Malayalam (ml): പഴയ താക്കോൽ
- Maltese (mt): ċavetta qadima
- Marathi (mr): जुनी चावी
- Mongolian (mn): хуучин түлхүүр
- Māori (mi): kī tawhito
- Nepali (ne): पुरानो साँचो
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Óld Kii
- Northern Sotho (nso): sekhii sa kgale
- Norwegian (no): gammeldags nøkkel
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): gamaldags nøkkel
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଣା ଚାବି
- Oromo (om): furtuu durii
- Pashto (ps): زاړه کیلي
- Punjabi (pa): ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਕੁੰਜੀ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): پرانی کنجی
- Quechua (qu): ñawpa kichana
- Romanian (ro): cheie veche
- Romansh (rm): clav veglia
- Sardinian (sc): crae antiga
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): iuchair seann-nòsach
- Serbian (sr): стари кључ
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): stari ključ
- Shan (shn): ၵၢၵ်ႇသေႃးမိူဝ်ႈၵွၼ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): پراڻي چاٻي
- Sinhala (si): පැරණි යතුර
- Slovak (sk): starý kľúč
- Slovenian (sl): star ključ
- Somali (so): fure qadiimi ah
- Swahili (sw): ufunguo wa zamani
- Tajik (tg): калиди куҳна
- Tamil (ta): பழையச் சாவி
- Telugu (te): పాతకాలం తాళం చెవి
- Tigrinya (ti): ናይ ቀደም መፍትሕ
- Tongan (to): kī motuʻa
- Tswana (tn): senotlolo sa bogologolo
- Turkmen (tk): köne açar
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): stary kluč
- Urdu (ur): پرانی چابی
- Uyghur (ug): كونا ئاچقۇچ
- Uzbek (uz): qadimiy kalit
- Welsh (cy): hen allwedd
- Wolof (wo): caabi ju yàgg
- Xhosa (xh): iqhosha elidala
- Yoruba (yo): kó̩kọ́ró̩ àtijó̩
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): kó̩kɔ́ró̩ àtijó̩
- Zulu (zu): ukhiye omdala

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F5DD U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🗝️` |
| CSS | `\1F5DD\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F5DD}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F5DD\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 97 9D EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DDDD FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%97%9D%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the 🗝️ old key emoji mean?

An old-fashioned skeleton key with an ornate head. It brings to mind antique locks, secrets and mystery, and turns up with hidden things, old houses, unlocking something special and a vintage or fantasy feel.

### How do I type the 🗝️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “old key”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :old_key:.

### When was the 🗝️ emoji added?

🗝️ was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🗝️?

U+1F5DD U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🗝️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F5DD}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/old-key-emoji