🔒 Locked

The 🔒 Locked emoji belongs to the locks and keys, filed by Unicode under Objects. People send it when the subject is closed, lock and private.

🔒 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Symbols and Signs. Added in 2010 with Emoji 0.6, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1F512.

• 🔒 on its own already flags the topic: closed.
• Fits messages about closed, lock and private.
• Often seen near 🔏 Locked with Pen, 🔓 Unlocked and 🔐 Locked with Key.

• 🔒🔏 – Locked and Locked with Pen
• 🔒🔑 – Locked with Key
• 🔒🗝️ – Locked plus Old Key
• 🔒🔓 – Locked and Unlocked
• 🔒🔐 – Locked with Locked with Key

Easy to mix up with 🔏 Locked with Pen, 🔓 Unlocked or 🔐 Locked with Key. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.