Small Key

Games	Almost every game in the series
Location	Dungeons; Shrine of Trials; Shrines of Light
Uses	Unlocking locked doors or locked blocks
Related	Boss Key; Big Key

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Small Keys are recurring dungeon items in The Legend of Zelda series. They are used to open locked doors or locked blocks, as seen in Link's Awakening. These locked doors and blocks are only found in dungeons. They can usually be obtained by solving a puzzle or defeating a whole bunch of enemies, which makes a small Treasure Chest appear, and usually contains a Small Key. They do not open the door to boss rooms. For said doors, Link needs the Boss Key or Big Key.

In every game except for The Legend of Zelda, the only place to acquire a Key is in a dungeon or shrine. However, in The Legend of Zelda, some Item Shops that are found around Hyrule sell Keys for 100 Rupees a piece. Also, The Legend of Zelda is the only game in the series where a Key found inside a dungeon can be taken out and used in another dungeon. This feature is not present in any other game, as in them a Key can only be used in the dungeon it is found in.

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Official artwork from The Legend of Zelda
Artwork from Million Publications The Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide
Sprite from The Legend of Zelda
Sprite from The Adventure of Link
Official art from A Link to the Past
Sprite from A Link to the Past
Official art from Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
Sprite from Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
Model from Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
Sprite from BS The Legend of Zelda
Art from Ocarina of Time
Model from Ocarina of Time
Ocarina of Time (N64) menu icon
Ocarina of Time 3D icon
Model from The Wind Waker
Sprite from The Minish Cap
Link obtaining a Small Key in The Minish Cap
Model from Twilight Princess
Icon from Twilight Princess HD
Model from Phantom Hourglass
Icon from Skyward Sword
Model from A Link Between Worlds
Icon from Breath of the Wild
Icon from Tears of the Kingdom
Description from Tears of the Kingdom

Equipment	Sword White Sword Magical Sword Wooden Shield Magical Shield Boomerang Magical Boomerang Bomb Bow Arrow Silver Arrow Candle Recorder Food Letter Life Potion 2nd Potion Magical Rod
Inventory	Raft Book of Magic Blue Ring Red Ring Stepladder Magical Key Power Bracelet
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Triforce Fragment
Miscellaneous	Recovery Heart Heart Container Clock Rupee

Inventory	Magical Sword Candle Handy Glove Hammer Raft Boots Flute Magic Key Cross
Spells	Shield Jump Life Fairy Fire Reflect Spell Thunder
Attacks	Downward Thrust Jump Thrust
Pick-Ups	Heart Container Magic Container Link Doll Magic Jar Point Bag Small Key
Sidequest Items	Trophy Mirror Water of Life Water Kidnapped Child

Equipment	Fighter's Sword Master Sword Tempered Sword Golden Sword Fighter's Shield Red Shield Mirror Shield Green Jerkin Blue Mail Red Mail Pegasus Boots Power Glove Titan's Mitt Zora's Flippers Moon Pearl
Inventory	Lamp Bow Silver Arrow Bomb Boomerang Magical Boomerang Bug-Catching Net Hookshot Mushroom Magic Powder Fire Rod Ice Rod Magic Hammer Flute Book of Mudora Shovel Cane of Somaria Cane of Byrna Magic Cape Magic Mirror Ether Medallion Quake Medallion Bombos Medallion
Bottle Items	Magic Bottle Red Potion Green Potion Blue Potion Fairy Bee Golden Bee
Misc Items	Super Bomb Basket (GBA only) Wooden Carvings (GBA only)
Dungeon Items	Dungeon Map Compass Big Key Small Key
Quest Items	Pendant of Courage Pendant of Power Pendant of Wisdom Crystal

Equipment	Sword Koholint Sword Shield Mirror Shield Bomb Boomerang Bow Fairy Bottle Hookshot Magic Powder Magic Rod Ocarina Pegasus Boots Power Bracelet L-1 Power Bracelet L-2 Roc's Feather Deluxe Shovel
Inventory	Chamber Stone Flippers Golden Leaf Piece of Heart Secret Medicine Secret Seashell Sleepy Toadstool Green Tunic Red Mail Blue Mail Seashell Sensor
Eight Instruments of the Sirens	Full Moon Cello Conch Horn Sea Lily's Bell Surf Harp Wind Marimba Coral Triangle Organ of Evening Calm Thunder Drum
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Nightmare Key Stone Slab Fragment Stone Beak Heart Container
Keys	Tail Key Slime Key Angler Key Face Key Bird Key
Pick-Up	Apple Arrow Guardian Acorn Piece of Power Recovery Heart Rupee
Trading Sequence	Yoshi Doll Ribbon Dog Food Bananas Stick Honeycomb Pineapple Hibiscus Letter Broom Fishing Hook Mermaid's Necklace Mermaid's Scale Magnifying Lens
Chamber Dungeons	Chamber +Bombs Effect +Hearts Effect +Monsters Effect +Wallmasters Effect +Rupees Effect +Shadow Link Effect

Equipment	Big Bag LV1 Sword LV2 Sword LV3 Sword Master Sword Fighter's Shield Red Shield Mirror Shield Green Jerkin Blue Mail Red Mail Pegasus Boots Worn-Out Glove Power Glove Titan's Mitt Flippers
Inventory	Lamp Bow Silver Arrow Bomb Boomerang Bug Net Hookshot Mushroom Magic Powder Fire Rod Ice Rod Magic Hammer Flute Bottle Shovel Cane of Somaria
Bottle Items	Red Potion Green Potion Blue Potion Golden Potion Fairy Bee Golden Bee
Dungeon Items	Dungeon Map Compass Big Key Small Key
Quest Items	Ancient Stone Tablets
Unobtainable Items	Book of Mudora Magical Boomerang Magic Cape

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