U+1F5DD "🗝" Old Key Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🗝
U+1F5DD "🗝" Old Key is a visual representation of a classic, often ornate key, typically depicted in a metallic gold or silver tone with a circular bow and a distinctive, old-fashioned bit. It is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and is commonly used in digital communication to symbolize access, unlocking something, secrets, or nostalgia for antique or vintage items. Unlike the more modern "KEY" emoji (U+1F511), the Old Key carries a more rustic or historical connotation, often appearing in contexts related to old locks, mysteries, or decorative themes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F5DD |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Old 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 0x97 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDDDD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F5DD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udddd |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |
| Emoji | Yes |
| Extended Pictographic | Yes |