What does 🗝️ Old Key mean?
An ornate antique key. It suggests mystery, secrets, fantasy, history and hidden places: castles, escape rooms, treasure hunts and old diaries. People use it for clues, puzzles, “unlocking” the past or a story with a secret at its heart. It feels more magical and storybook than 🔑, the modern key, and suits fantasy and mystery fans.
🗝️ Old Key is an emoji from the Objects category (locks & keys), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about clue and lock.
Example messages
🗝️ Old Key on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Old Key looks on each platform.
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Old Key emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Old Key emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🗝️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :old_key:.
When was the Old Key emoji added?
🗝️ Old Key was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🗝️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Old Key. The underlying code (U+1F5DD U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.