U+1F511 "🔑" Key Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F511 "🔑" Key is a pictographic representation of a traditional metal key, commonly used in digital communications to symbolize unlocking, access, security, or a password. Introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, it is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and often appears in contexts ranging from login interfaces and encrypted messages to metaphors for solutions or opportunities. Its design typically features a circular bow and a distinct bit, though visual details vary across platforms like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F511 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Key |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🔑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🔑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x94 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD11 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F511 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd11 |