Key

The key icon represents a device used to unlock or access something, often symbolizing security, control, and access. Keys are widely used in various contexts, from physical locks to digital encryption. The icon might represent authorization, protection, or freedom.

In real-world applications, this icon is commonly used in security software, login interfaces, and access control systems. For example, it might appear on a login page to represent the password field or on a security software to indicate encryption.

From a UX perspective, the icon communicates a sense of security and control, helping users understand how to access and protect their data. It serves as a visual cue, making it easier for users to navigate and manage access.

Key is one of 1,834 icons in Emoji One (Colored), made by Emoji One and released under CC BY 4.0. It is drawn on a 64 × 64 grid.

Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds KeyIcon to components/icons/emojione-key.tsx: one file, a size prop (24 by default) and every SVG prop, with no icon package.

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed KeyIcon component you paste into your project, with no package to install. Only the icons you import reach your bundle. It works in Next.js and any React app.

Open Get icon, then Copy as code, and pick Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid or Preact; the Code section shows each one too. Every version is one self-contained component with the SVG inside, and SVG and data URL copies are there for plain HTML and CSS.

With Pro, the shadcn.io MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client find the Key icon, or any of 1,834 Emoji One (Colored) icons, and install it from a prompt.

It's multicolor, so it keeps its own colors.

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 64 × 64 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.

Yes. It keeps its own colors in light and dark mode, so check it against both backgrounds. The icon is a vector, so it needs no separate dark asset.

Next to a visible label it's decoration: add aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Standing alone, as in an icon button, give the button a name instead, like aria-label="Key", so screen readers say what it does.

Yes. KeyIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <KeyIcon aria-hidden="true" /> works, and so do role="img" with aria-label, or a title child, when it carries meaning on its own.

Yes. Open Get icon, then Download file: SVG for code or design tools like Figma; PNG, WebP or JPEG at 512px; or an ICO favicon with 16, 32 and 48px inside. Each one uses what you set in Customize.

Yes, with credit: CC BY 4.0 asks you to credit the author (Emoji One) where you use the icons. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Yes. CC BY 4.0 asks you to credit the author where you use the icons, for example "Icons by Emoji One, CC BY 4.0" on an about or credits page.

Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.

8 other libraries draw an icon called Key. The Other libraries section on this page shows each one, so you can compare them and open the one that fits your style.

Its tags are security, control, safety, access, lock and password. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Key in another set.

Emoji One (Colored) draws many icons in several styles: Light next to the default. Open the library and pick a style above the grid to see Key's siblings in it.