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🔓 Unlocked Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
This open padlock representing something unlocked, accessible, or freed. It symbolizes gaining access, openness, and removing barriers.
When to Use
Use for unlocking, gaining access, freedom, open content, or removing restrictions.
Example Usage
- “Access granted 🔓✅”
- “Unlocked achievement 🔓🏆”
- “Free and open 🔓”
Popular Combinations
🔓🏆
Achievement unlocked
🔓🔑
Key opened lock
🔓🆓
Free access
How Unlocked looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🔓 mean in a text message?▼
This open padlock representing something unlocked, accessible, or freed. It symbolizes gaining access, openness, and removing barriers. Use for unlocking, gaining access, freedom, open content, or removing restrictions. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
What does 🔓 represent in different cultures?▼
Object emoji can carry different cultural associations. While the Unlocked emoji has a standard meaning defined by Unicode, its connotations may vary — some objects are everyday items in one culture but symbolic in another. Context and audience matter.
Is 🔓 supported on older devices?▼
Support depends on the Unicode version. Older emoji (Unicode 6.0-8.0, roughly 2010-2015) work on virtually all modern devices. Newer additions may show as empty squares □ on devices that haven't updated. Check the Unicode version listed above.
What is the shortcode for 🔓?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:unlock:` to insert the Unlocked emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f513
Category
Objects
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:unlock:Keywords
unlockprivacysecurity
When to Use 🔓 Unlocked
Use for unlocking, gaining access, freedom, open content, or removing restrictions.
- •Send 🔓 when you want to express or reference "unlocked" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🔓 in conversations about unlock or privacy to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🔓 Unlocked on social media posts, stories, or comments related to unlocked
- •Combine 🔓 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about unlock, privacy, security
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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