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)
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

C-Button Items	Deku Stick Deku Nut Fairy Slingshot Bomb Bombchu Boomerang Fairy Ocarina Ocarina of Time Magic Bean Fairy Bow Fire Arrow Ice Arrow Light Arrow Hookshot Longshot Megaton Hammer Lens of Truth Din's Fire Farore's Wind Nayru's Love
Equipment	Kokiri Sword Master Sword Giant's Knife Biggoron's Sword Deku Shield Hylian Shield Mirror Shield Kokiri Tunic Goron Tunic Zora Tunic Kokiri Boots Iron Boots Hover Boots
Inventory	Deku Seeds Bullet Bag Quiver Goron's Bracelet Silver Gauntlets Golden Gauntlets Bomb Bag Silver Scale Golden Scale Adult's Wallet Giant's Wallet Gerudo Token Stone of Agony Shard of Agony
Bottle Items	Bottle Ruto's Letter Lon Lon Milk Red Potion Green Potion Blue Potion Fairy Blue Fire Fish Bug Poe Spirit Big Poe Spirit
Pick-Up	Piece of Heart Recovery Heart Magic Jar Deku Seed Arrow Bomb Rupee Gold Skulltula Token
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key Heart Container
Masks	Keaton Mask Skull Mask Spooky Mask Bunny Hood Mask of Truth Goron Mask Zora Mask Gerudo Mask
Trading Sequence	Pocket Egg Pocket Cucco Cojiro Odd Mushroom Odd Potion Poacher's Saw Broken Goron's Sword Prescription Eyeball Frog World's Finest Eye Drops Claim Check
Quest Items	Kokiri's Emerald Goron's Ruby Zora's Sapphire Light Medallion Forest Medallion Fire Medallion Water Medallion Shadow Medallion Spirit Medallion Weird Egg Zelda's Letter

Equipment	Kokiri Sword Razor Sword Gilded Sword Hero's Shield Mirror Shield Quiver Large Quiver Largest Quiver Bomb Bag Big Bomb Bag Biggest Bomb Bag Wallet Adult Wallet Giant Wallet Odolwa's Remains Goht's Remains Gyorg's Remains Twinmold's Remains Bombers' Notebook
Items	Masks Ocarina of Time Hero's Bow Fire Arrow Ice Arrow Light Arrow Bomb Bombchu Deku Stick Deku Nut Magic Bean Powder Keg Pictograph Box Lens of Truth Hookshot Great Fairy's Sword Bottle
Ammo/Recovery	Recovery Heart Magic Jar Arrow
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key
Quest	Moon's Tear Land Title Deed Swamp Title Deed Mountain Title Deed Ocean Title Deed Room Key Letter to Kafei Pendant of Memories Letter to Mama

Inventory	Wooden Sword Noble Sword Master Sword Wooden Shield Iron Shield Mirror Shield Boomerang Magical Boomerang Roc's Feather Roc's Cape Slingshot Hyper Slingshot Seed Satchel Ember Seed Scent Seed Pegasus Seed Gale Seed Mystery Seed Rod of Seasons Bomb Shovel Power Bracelet Strange Flute Dimitri's Flute Moosh's Flute Ricky's Flute Magnetic Gloves Fool's Ore Biggoron's Sword Bombchu
Collection	Zora's Flippers Magic Potion Huge Maku Seed Gasha Seed Gasha Nut Ribbon Spring Banana Ricky's Gloves Member's Card Master's Plaque Gnarled Key Floodgate Key Dragon Key Pirate's Bell Treasure Map Jewels Ore Chunk Star-Shaped Ore Red Ore Blue Ore Hard Ore Ring Box Magical Ring
Essences of Nature	Fertile Soil Gift of Time Bright Sun Soothing Rain Nurturing Warmth Blowing Wind Seed of Life Changing Seasons
Trading Sequence	Cuccodex Lon Lon Egg Ghastly Doll Iron Pot Lava Soup Goron Vase Fish Megaphone Mushroom Wooden Bird Engine Grease Phonograph
Pick-Up	Piece of Heart Recovery Heart Fairy Rupee
Dungeon	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key Heart Container

Inventory/Equipment	Hero's Sword Master Sword Hero's Shield Mirror Shield Telescope Sail Swift Sail (HD only) Wind Waker Grappling Hook Tingle Tuner (GCN only) Hand-Me-Down Tingle Tuner (GCN only) Tingle Bottle (HD only) Picto Box Deluxe Picto Box Power Bracelets Iron Boots Magic Armor Boomerang Deku Leaf Hero's Bow Fire & Ice Arrows Light Arrows Bomb Hookshot Skull Hammer Spoils Bag Bait Bag Delivery Bag Pirate's Charm Hero's Charm All-Purpose Bait Hyoi Pear Complimentary ID Fill-Up Coupon Cabana Deed
Bottled Items	Bottle Bottled Water Bottled Forest Water Forest Firefly Bottled Fairy Elixir Soup Red Potion Green Potion Blue Potion
Goddess Pearls	Din's Pearl Farore's Pearl Nayru's Pearl
Triforce Shards	Triforce Shard 1 Triforce Shard 2 Triforce Shard 3 Triforce Shard 4 Triforce Shard 5 Triforce Shard 6 Triforce Shard 7 Triforce Shard 8
Charts	Treasure Chart Triforce Chart Tingle's Chart IN-credible Chart Ghost Ship Chart Beedle's Chart Octo Chart Great Fairy Chart Sea Hearts Chart Island Hearts Chart Secret Cave Chart Light Ring Chart Platform Chart Submarine Chart
Spoils	Boko Baba Seed Red Chu Jelly Green Chu Jelly Blue Chu Jelly Golden Feather Joy Pendant Knight's Crest Skull Necklace
Trading Sequence Items	The Wind Waker Trading Sequence Town Flower Sea Flower Exotic Flower Pinwheel Sickle Moon Flag Big Catch Flag Big Sale Flag Hero's Flag Fountain Idol Skull Tower Idol Postman Statue Shop Guru Statue
Letters	Note to Mom Father's Letter Maggie's Letter Moblin's Letter
Dungeon Items	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Boss Key

Equipment	Smith's Sword Broken Picori Blade White Sword Four Sword Small Shield Mirror Shield Grip Ring Flippers Power Bracelets Bomb Bag Wallet Quiver Kinstone Bag
Inventory	Bottle Bomb Remote Bomb Boomerang Magical Boomerang Gust Jar Cane of Pacci Pegasus Boots Bow Light Arrow Mole Mitts Ocarina of Wind Flame Lantern Roc's Cape
Quest Items	Earth Element Fire Element Water Element Wind Element Map of Hyrule Jabber Nut Lon Lon Ranch Spare Key Wake-Up Mushroom Graveyard Key Water Mt. Crenel Mineral Water Dog Food Swordsman Newsletter Figurines Carlov Medal Tingle Trophy Tiger Scroll Phonograph
Books	A Hyrulean Bestiary A History of Masks Legend of the Picori Gorman's Guide to Good Grub Hyrule on 10 Rupees a Day Learn to Like Your Like Like: A Good Guide to A Bad Pet Married to the Moblin Rem's Anthology for Sleepless Nights So Your Son Wants to Be a Hero... It Could be Verse!
Potions and Recovery Items	Blue Potion Red Potion Lon Lon Milk Din's Charm Farore's Charm Nayru's Charm Picolyte Fairy Brioche Croissant Slice of Cake Slice of Pie
Pick-up	Recovery Heart Piece of Heart Mysterious Shell Rupee Arrow Joy Butterfly Green Kinstone Blue Kinstone Red Kinstone Gold Kinstone
Dungeon Items	Dungeon Map Compass Small Key Big Key Heart Container

Equipment	Wooden Sword Ordon Sword Master Sword Ordon Shield Wooden Shield Hylian Shield Hero's Clothes Zora Armor Magic Armor
Upgrades	Wallet Big Wallet Giant Wallet Colossal Wallet (HD only, amiibo-exclusive) Quiver Big Quiver Giant Quiver Bomb Bag Giant Bomb Bag
Items	Ball and Chain Bomb Bag Bombs Water Bombs Bomblings Bomb Arrow Bottle Clawshot Double Clawshots Coral Earring Dominion Rod Fishing Rod Gale Boomerang Hawkeye Hero's Bow Horse Call Iron Boots Lantern Ooccoo Ooccoo Jr. Slingshot Spinner Ghost Lantern (HD only)
Collectibles	Piece of Heart Heart Container Poe Soul Golden Bugs Arrow Rupee Pumpkin Seed Recovery Heart Miiverse Stamp (HD only)
Dungeons	Dungeon Map Compass Heart Container Piece of Heart Small Key Boss Key Key Shard Big Key Bedroom Key Treasure Chest Cannonball Cannon Ancient Statue Sol
Quest	Cradle Fused Shadow Mirror of Twilight Mirror Shard Vessel of Light Tears of Light Shadow Crystal Auru's Memo Ashei's Sketch Ordon Pumpkin Ordon Goat Cheese Renado's Letter Invoice Ilia's Charm Ancient Sky Book Wooden Statue Sky Characters
Golden Bugs	Male Beetle Female Beetle Male Pill Bug Female Pill Bug Male Ant Female Ant Male Grasshopper Female Grasshopper Male Phasmid Female Phasmid Male Mantis Female Mantis Male Dragonfly Female Dragonfly Male Butterfly Female Butterfly Male Stag Beetle Female Stag Beetle Male Ladybug Female Ladybug Male Dayfly Female Dayfly Male Snail Female Snail
Bottle	Bottle Milk Bee Larva Worm Hot Spring Water Lantern Oil Red Potion Blue Potion Chu Jelly Fairy Great Fairy's Tears Nasty Soup Simple Soup Good Soup Superb Soup
Scents	Youths' Scent Scent of Ilia Poe Scent Reekfish Scent Medicine Scent
Fishing	Fish Journal Swimmer Lure Popper Lure Spinner Lure Sinking Lure Frog Lure Greengill Hyrule Bass Hylian Pike Ordon Catfish Reekfish Hylian Loach Bag of Rupees Twig Boot Wheel Empty Can
Objects	Hawk Grass Horse Grass Owl Statue Sky Cannon Howling Stone Pot Grass Skull Boulder Barrel Crate
Skills	Ending Blow Shield Attack Back Slice Helm Splitter Mortal Draw Jump Strike Great Spin

Inventory	Boomerang Bomb Bombchu Bow Grappling Hook Hammer Shovel
Equipment	Sea Chart Oshus's Sword Phantom Sword Wooden Shield Cannon Salvage Arm Fishing Rod Big Catch Lure Cyclone Slate Bomb Bag Quiver Bombchu Bag
Quest Items	Phantom Hourglass Sword Blade Crimsonine Azurine Aquanine Sun Key Ghost Key Regal Necklace King's Key
Collection	Heart Container Treasure Map Sand of Hours Power Gem Wisdom Gem Courage Gem Prize Postcard Jolene's Letter
Trading Sequence	Hero's New Clothes Kaleidoscope Guard Notebook Wood Heart Swordsman's Scroll
Treasure	Treasure Pink Coral Pearl Necklace Dark Pearl Loop Zora Scale Goron Amber Ruto Crown Helmaroc Plume Regal Ring
Dungeon	Small Key Boss Key
Potions	Red Potion Purple Potion Yellow Potion

Inventory	Whirlwind Boomerang Whip Bow Bow of Light Bomb Sand Wand Spirit Flute
Equipment	Recruit's Sword Lokomo Sword Shield Shield of Antiquity Recruit Uniform Engineer's Clothes Bomb Bag Quiver Cannon Freight Car Passenger Car
Collection	Stamp Book Rabbit Net Swordsman's Scroll Prize Postcard Club Card Silver Card Gold Card Platinum Card Diamond Card Freebie Card Quintuple Points Card Letters Train Parts
Quest Items	Engineer Certificate Zelda's Letter Compass of Light Tears of Light Force Gem Rail Map Forest Rail Map Snow Rail Map Ocean Rail Map Fire Rail Map
Treasures	Demon Fossil Stalfos Skull Star Fragment Bee Larvae Wood Heart Dark Pearl Loop Pearl Necklace Ruto Crown Dragon Scale Pirate Necklace Palace Dish Goron Amber Mystic Jade Ancient Gold Piece Alchemy Stone Regal Ring
Dungeon Items	Small Key Boss Key Heart Container
Sidequest Items	Cucco Dark Ore Fish Goron Iron Lumber Mega Ice Vessel
Potions	Red Potion Purple Potion Yellow Potion
Pick-up	Recovery Heart Rupee Arrow

Items	Bombs Boomerang Bottles (5) Bow Bow of Light Bug Net Fire Rod Foul Fruit Hammer Hint Glasses Hookshot Ice Rod Lamp Sand Rod Scoot Fruit Tornado Rod
Upgraded Items	Nice Bombs Nice Boomerang Nice Bow Nice Fire Rod Nice Hammer Nice Hookshot Nice Ice Rod Nice Sand Rod Nice Tornado Rod Super Lamp Super Net
Bottled Items	Apple Bee Blue Potion Fairy Golden Bee Heart Letter in a Bottle Milk Premium Milk Purple Potion Red Potion Yellow Potion
Gear	Captain's Sword Master Sword Master Sword Lv2 Master Sword Lv3 Green Tunic Blue Mail Red Mail Shield Hylian Shield Ravio's Bracelet Power Glove Titan's Mitt Pegasus Boots Smooth Gem Zora's Flippers Bee Badge Stamina Scroll
Collectible	Piece of Heart Heart Container Rupees Lost Maiamai Monster Tail Monster Horn Monster Guts Master Ore
Misc	Bell Big Key Compass Energy Potion Pouch Small Key
Quest	Pendant of Courage Pendant of Power Pendant of Wisdom Sage Gulley Sage Impa Sage Irene Sage Oren Sage Osfala Sage Rosso Sage Seres

Right Arm Abilities	Ascend Autobuild Recall Fuse Ultrahand
General	amiibo Camera Earthwake Manual Energy Cell Paraglider Purah Pad Small Key Travel Medallion Travel Medallion Prototype
Sage's Vows	Vow of Mineru, Sage of Spirit Solemn Vow of Mineru, Sage of Spirit Vow of Riju, Sage of Lightning Solemn Vow of Riju, Sage of Lightning Vow of Sidon, Sage of Water Solemn Vow of Sidon, Sage of Water Vow of Tulin, Sage of Wind Solemn Vow of Tulin, Sage of Wind Vow of Yunobo, Sage of Fire Solemn Vow of Yunobo, Sage of Fire
Collectibles	Light of Blessing Sage's Will Bubbul Gem Energy Well Crystallized Charge Large Crystallized Charge Huge Crystallized Charge Korok Seed Poe Large Poe Grand Poe Old Map Schema Stone Yiga Schematic
Horse & Stable	Pony Points Card Sleepover Ticket Extravagant Bridle Extravagant Saddle Knight's Bridle Knight's Saddle Monster Bridle Monster Saddle Royal Bridle Royal Saddle Stable Bridle Stable Saddle Towing Harness Traveler's Bridle Traveler's Saddle
Trophies	All's Well Dispelling Darkness Medal Hestu's Gift Flux Construct Monster Medal Frox Monster Medal Gleeok Monster Medal Hinox Monster Medal Molduga Monster Medal Stone Talus Monster Medal
Obtainable Paraglider Fabrics	Addison's Fabric Aerocuda Fabric Cece Fabric Chuchu Fabric Cucco Fabric Eldin-Ostrich Fabric Gerudo Fabric Gleeok Fabric Goron Fabric Grizzlemaw-Bear Fabric Horse Fabric Horse-God Fabric Hudson Construction Fabric Koltin's Fabric Korok Fabric Lucky Clover Gazette Fabric Lurelin Village Fabric Lynel Fabric Monster-Control-Crew Fabric Nostalgic Fabric Ordinary Fabric Robbie's Fabric Royal Hyrulean Fabric Sheikah Fabric Stalnox Fabric Yiga Fabric Zonai Fabric Zonai Survey Team Fabric Zora Fabric
amiibo-exclusive Paraglider Fabrics	Ancient-Sheikah Fabric Bokoblin Fabric Bygone-Royal Fabric Champion's Leathers Fabric Demon King Fabric Egg Fabric Gerudo-Champion Fabric Gerudo-King Fabric Goddess Fabric Goron-Champion Fabric Hylian-Hood Fabric Hyrule-Princess Fabric King of Red Lions Fabric Lon Lon Ranch Fabric Majora's Mask Fabric Mirror of Twilight Fabric Pixel Fabric Princess of Twilight Fabric Princess Zelda Fabric Rito-Champion Fabric Sheik Fabric Sword-Spirit Fabric Tunic of Memories Fabric Zora-Champion Fabric