🔐 Closed Lock with Key Emoji

A locked (closed)
with an upright key at its right. Vendors implement the same designs as their
and
.

May represent digital keys in
. May have similar applications as
(privacy, security) and
(means of access, "crucial"). Sometimes used to represent a locket to symbolize romantic love and commitment.

Apple’s design
the easter egg UM242 on its key, a reference to
. Facebook’s design
a silver key, its head at the bottom.

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.
.