Unlock
The unlock icon represents the action of unlocking or gaining access to something that was previously secured or restricted.
Exports at 24 × 24 px
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export const UnlockIcon = (props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) => (
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" {...props}>
<g fill="currentColor"><path d="M12 2a4 4 0 0 0-3.92 3.2S8 5.5 8 6H6c0-.5.12-1.2.12-1.2A6 6 0 0 1 18 6v2h-2V6a4 4 0 0 0-4-4m1 16v-4h-2v4z"/><path fillRule="evenodd" d="M3 10h18v12H3zm2 2v8h14v-8z" clipRule="evenodd"/></g>
</svg>
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What the Unlock icon means and where it's used, then how to install, style, label and license it.
The unlock icon represents the action of unlocking or gaining access to something that was previously secured or restricted. This icon is commonly used in digital interfaces to signify that a locked or protected resource is now accessible. The unlock icon has become a standard symbol in computing and digital design for denoting access control and security.
In software applications and operating systems, the unlock icon may appear when a user successfully authenticates or logs in to access a protected resource. For example, in password managers like LastPass or 1Password, an unlock icon might be displayed when a user logs in to access their password vault. Similarly, in operating systems like Windows or macOS, an unlock icon might appear when a user logs in to access their account.
From a UX perspective, the unlock icon communicates that access has been granted and that the user can now interact with the previously restricted resource. It serves as a visual cue to let users know that they have successfully authenticated and can proceed with their intended action.
Unlock is one of 241 icons in NRK Core Icons, made by Norsk rikskringkasting and released under CC BY 4.0. It is drawn on a 24 × 24 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 UnlockIcon to components/icons/nrk-unlock.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 UnlockIcon 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.
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It's drawn in currentColor, so it takes the text color wherever you use it: a class like text-primary recolors it. To bake a color in, set one in Customize before you copy.
Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 24 × 24 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.
Yes. It follows the text color, so with text-foreground (or any theme token) it changes with your light and dark themes. 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="Unlock", so screen readers say what it does.
Yes. UnlockIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <UnlockIcon 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 (Norsk rikskringkasting) 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 Norsk rikskringkasting, 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 Unlock. 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 UI, interface, security, mixed, access and lock. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Unlock in another set.
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