🔒 Lock Emoji

A locked (closed)
, as used to secure a latch or
, or as an icon for a
, private account, or locked device. Generally depicted with a gold base and silver shackle. WhatsApp’s design is silver.

Commonly used for content concerning safety, security, privacy, and protection as well as various senses of lock, e.g., locked in/down.

This emoji
 on Apple’s Safari web browser, presumably to prevent less reputable sites from pretending to be secure (encrypted using
).

Additionally, this emoji is not supported in Twitter / X names, to minimize confusion with private accounts on the platform.
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See also:
and
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