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Small Keys,(ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | PHPhantom Hourglass | STSpirit Tracks | SSSkyward Sword | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[1][2][3][4][5] also known simply as Keys,(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | TFHTri Force Heroes | ZAZelda's Adventure | CoHCadence of Hyrule | NWCNESNintendo World Championships: NES Edition)[1][6][7][8] are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[name references needed]

Location and Uses

Small Keys are commonly found inside dungeons, with most being rewarded after completing a puzzle. In every game, except for The Legend of Zelda, they can only be used in the dungeon where they are found.[9]

The Legend of Zelda

Descriptionshide ▲
The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet
Key and magic key
Link needs these to open the locked doors in the labyrinths. The magical key is very useful. Link can use it over and over again. Once he's got this magical key, "A" will be displayed showing that he's unstoppable!

Keys can be purchased from Merchants and be used in any dungeon in The Legend of Zelda.

The Adventure of Link

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A Link to the Past

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A Link to the Past instruction booklet
Keys and Doors
If rooms are divided by a locked door, you will need that door's key. There are two types of keys, small keys and big keys. Small keys can only be used once, but the big key can be used as many times as you like. (The keys on one dungeon cannot be used in another dungeon). On top of all this, there are dead-end doors and doors that can only be opened by switches.
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Link's Awakening

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Link's Awakening instruction booklet
Nightmare Key and Small Keys
You will need the Nightmare Key to enter the Nightmare's lair. The Small Keys, which can be used only once, are used to open other locked doors in the dungeon.

The Compass is able to reveal the location of Small Keys in Link's Awakening, with a tone sounding upon entering a room containing a hidden Small Key.[10] In Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, an icon of the Compass also appears on-screen when this happens.

Ocarina of Time

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Ocarina of Time instruction booklet
Small Keys and Doors

Use small keys to open locked doors. The number of small keys in your inventory appears on the game screen. Once you use a small key, it wil disappear. You can only use small keys in the dungeon sections where you find them. There are also one-way doors that only open when you solve the mystery in that room.

Small keys do not appear in the dungeons that you visit at the beginning of the game.

  • 5 in the Forest Temple in the original (6 in Master Quest)
  • 8 in the Fire Temple in the original (5 in Master Quest)
  • 6 in the Water Temple in the original (2 in Master Quest; notice that the second locked door is only in the 3DS version of the mirrored form)
  • 3 in the Bottom of the Well in the original (2 in Master Quest)
  • 5 in the Shadow Temple in the original (6 in Master Quest)
  • 9 in the Gerudo Training Ground in the original (3 in Master Quest)
  • 5 in the Spirit Temple in the original (7 in Master Quest)
  • 2 in the Light Barrier section of Ganon's Castle in the original (3 in the Forest, Spirit, and Shadow Barrier sections in Master Quest)

Majora's Mask

Descriptionshide ▲
Majora's Mask instruction booklet
Small Keys
Use Small Keys to open locked doors. Once you use a Small Key, it will be lost, but there will be several hidden throughout each maze. You can use Small Keys only in the mazes you found them in.

Oracle of Seasons

Descriptionshide ▲
Oracle of Seasons instruction booklet
Keys and Boss Keys
You'll need the Boss Key to open the door to the boss's lair. Other keys found in the dungeon can be used only once to open a locked door or block.

The Compass is able to reveal the location of Small Keys in Oracle of Seasons, with a tone sounding upon entering a room containing a hidden Small Key.

Oracle of Ages

Descriptionshide ▲
Oracle of Ages instruction booklet
Keys and Boss Keys
You'll need the Boss Key to open the door to the boss's lair. Other keys found in the dungeon can be used only once to open a locked door or block.

The Compass is able to reveal the location of Small Keys in Oracle of Ages, with a tone sounding upon entering a room containing a hidden Small Key.

Four Swords

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The Wind Waker

Four Swords Adventures

Descriptionshide ▲
Four Swords Adventures instruction booklet
Small Key
Unlock doors.

Small Keys appear as objects that can be picked up, like Pots. The Links must carry the Small Keys to their keyholes,[11] but they will drop them if damaged. If a Small Key falls into a pit, quicksand, or water, it will reappear in its initial spot. Some enemies, such as Karat Crabs will attempt to take Small Keys from the Links, in which case they must be defeated, stunned, or avoided in order to progress.

The Minish Cap

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The Minish Cap instruction booklet
Small Key
You’ll need small keys to open locked doors in the dungeons. They disappear as you use them.

Small Keys are found within Dungeons in The Minish Cap. Some are found in Chests, while others simply drop from the ceiling after completing a puzzle or defeating Enemies. Three Small Keys are acquired in unique ways: one Small Key in the Temple of Droplets has been frozen into a Key-sicle and must be thawed out by Light Beams, the first Small Key in the Royal Crypt is being visibly held by a Gibdo, and the first Small Key in Dark Hyrule Castle is given to Link after he breaks the Sorcerer's Curse on King Daltus with the Four Sword.

Small Keys are used to open Locked Doors and Locked Blocks in Dungeons; when a Small Key is used on a Locked Door, it is removed from Link's inventory. He can hold multiple Small Keys, but they can only be used in the Dungeon in which they are obtained. The number of Small Keys in each Dungeon are as follows:

Twilight Princess

Phantom Hourglass

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Spirit Tracks

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Skyward Sword

A Link Between Worlds

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Tri Force Heroes

Keys appear as objects that can be picked up, like Pots. The Links must carry the Keys to their keyholes, and will drop them if damaged. If a Key falls into a pit, quicksand, or water, it will reappear in its initial spot. Some enemies, such as Key Bandit Poes will attempt to take Keys from the Links, in which case they must be defeated, stunned, or avoided in order to progress.

Breath of the Wild

Small Keys appear exclusively in Ancient Shrines in Breath of the Wild. They are made from ancient Sheikah technology and glow with an orange light. While normal objects made from Sheikah technology are composed of non-magnetic materials, Small Keys are made from a metal that can be manipulated with Magnesis.

Tears of the Kingdom

Small Keys appear inside Shrines of Light and are used to open Locked Doors.

Echoes of Wisdom

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Small Keys appear inside the Suthorn Ruins and are used to open Locked Doors.

Other Appearances

The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

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The Faces of Evil

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The Wand of Gamelon

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Zelda's Adventure

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BS The Legend of Zelda

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Ancient Stone Tablets

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My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess

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The fourteenth puzzle in the Picross series and the sixth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict a Small Key.

Cadence of Hyrule

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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
  • キー (Kī) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[24]
  • 小さなカギ (Chiisana Kagi) (ALttPA Link to the Past | OoTOcarina of Time)[26][27]
  • 小さな鍵 (Chīsana Kagi) (ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[25]
  • カギ (Kagi) (TFHTri Force Heroes | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[28][29]
  • 小(ちい)さなカギ (Chiisa na kagi) (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.
  •  
  • Same as English.
  • Small Key
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
小鑰匙 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
  • 钥匙 (Yào shí) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[35]
  • 小钥匙 (Xiǎo yàoshi) (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | OoTOcarina of Time | TPTwilight Princess | SSHDSkyward Sword HD)[36][37]
  • 小钥匙 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
  • Sleutel (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[34]
  • Kleine sleutel (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Same as English.
  •  
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
  • Clef (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[34]
  • Petite clé (OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D)[33]
  • Petite clé (STSpirit Tracks | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[31][32]
  • Clé (TFHTri Force Heroes)[30]
  • Same as English.
  • Small key
  • Small key
  •  
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
  • Petite clé (STSpirit Tracks | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[45]
  • Clé (TFHTri Force Heroes)[46]
  • Small key
  •  
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  • Kleinen Schlüssel (LALink's Awakening | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[40][41]
  • Schlüssel (TFHTri Force Heroes)[42]
  • Kleiner Schlüssel (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  •  
  •  
  • Same as English.
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Piccola Chiave (LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures)[21][22][23]
  • Chiave Piccola (OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages)[12][13]
  • Piccola chiave (ALttPA Link to the Past | LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[14][15][16]
  • Chiave (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D | TFHTri Force Heroes | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[17][18][19][20]
  • Small Key
  • Same as English.
  • Small key
  • Same as English.
The Republic of Korea
Korean
  • 작은 열쇠 (Jag-eun Yeolsoe) (ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[43]
  • 열쇠 (Yeolsoe) (TFHTri Force Heroes)[44]
  • 작은 열쇠 (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  •  
  •  
  •  
The Federative Republic of Brazil
PortugueseBRBrazilian
Chave pequena (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Маленький ключ (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
  • Llave pequeña (ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[38]
  • Llave (TFHTri Force Heroes)[39]
  •  
  •  
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
  • Llave pequeña (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[47]
  • Llave (TFHTri Force Heroes)
  •  
  •  
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

  • Small Key icon from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask

    Small Key icon from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask

  • Small Key icon from The Minish Cap

    Small Key icon from The Minish Cap

  • A Key-sicle containing a Small Key from The Minish Cap

    A Key-sicle containing a Small Key from The Minish Cap

  • Small Key from The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

    Small Key from The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

  • Small Key from BS The Legend of Zelda

    Small Key from BS The Legend of Zelda

  • Small Key from The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

    Small Key from The Faces of Evil and The Wand of Gamelon

  • Key from Zelda's Adventure

    Key from Zelda's Adventure

  • Key from Cadence of Hyrule

    Key from Cadence of Hyrule

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 138(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures | TMCThe Minish Cap | TPTwilight Princess | PHPhantom Hourglass | STSpirit Tracks | SSSkyward Sword | ALBWA Link Between Worlds)
  2. ↑ You got a small key! It can open a locked door. — Game Screen (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  3. ↑ You got a Small Key! This key will open a locked door. YOu can only use it in this area. — N/A (Skyward Sword HD)
  4. ↑ Small Key
    A key that can unlock doors inside shrines.     — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
  5. ↑ Small Key
    A key to a door inside a Shrine of Light.     — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
  6. ↑ Zelda's Adventure manual, pg. 4
  7. ↑ Key — N/A (Cadence of Hyrule)
  8. ↑ Get the key. — Speedrun Mode (Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition)
  9. ↑ You found a Small Key! This key will open a locked door. You can use it only in this dungeon. — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
  10. ↑ You've got the Compass! Now, you can see where the chests and Nightmare are hidden! This Compass has a new feature--a tone will tell you if a key is hidden in a room when you enter! — N/A (Link's Awakening DX)
  11. ↑ You got a small key! Carry it to a keyhole! — Game Screen (Four Swords Adventures)
  12. ↑ Hai trovato una Chiave Piccola! Usuala per aprire una porta o un passaggio nel dungeon. — N/A (Oracle of Ages, Italian version)
  13. ↑ Hai trovato una Chiave Piccola! Usuala per aprire una porta o un passaggio nel dungeon. — N/A (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version)
  14. ↑ Hai ottenuto una piccola chiave! Serve per aprire una porta chiusa... a chiave! — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  15. ↑ Hai ottenuto una piccola chiave! — N/A (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version)
  16. ↑ Piccole chiavi (Hearts - Collect them to fill your Heart Container.) (A Link to the Past Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 6)
  17. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha ottenuto una chiave! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  18. ↑ Chiave — Inventory (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian version)
  19. ↑ Hai ottenuto una chiave! — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version)
  20. ↑ The Legend of Zelda Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 4
  21. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 138
  22. ↑ Hai ottenuto una Piccola Chiave! — N/A (The Wind Waker, Italian version)
  23. ↑ È una Piccola Chiave! — N/A (Four Swords Adventures, Italian version)
  24. ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 21 Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 124 (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)
  25. ↑ 「小さな鍵」を手に入れた！
    鍵のかかった扉を開くことができる！     — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  26. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 150
  27. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 29 Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Shogakukan, pg. 13
  28. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.がカギを手に入れた！ — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  29. ↑ カギ — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, Japanese version)
  30. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu une clé ! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  31. ↑ Vous avez obtenu une petite clé ! Elle ouvre une porte verrouillée. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  32. ↑ Vous avez obtenu une petite clé! Elle permet de déverrouiller une porte. — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  33. ↑ Vous trouvez une petite clé ! Cette clé permet d'ouvrir une des portes verrouillées de ce donjon. — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
  35. ↑ 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 138
  36. ↑ Ocarina of Time manual, iQue version, pg. 32
  37. ↑ 获得了小钥匙！ — N/A (Skyward Sword HD, Simplified Chinese version)
  38. ↑ ¡Has obtenido una llave pequeña! Abrirá una puerta cerrada. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  39. ↑ ¡LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha conseguido una llave! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  40. ↑ Du hast einen Kleinen Schlüssel erhalten. Damit kannst du eine verschlossene Tür öffnen! — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  41. ↑ Mit dem Kleinen Schlüssel läßt sich FAST jedes Schloß öffnen. — N/A (Link's Awakening, German version)
  42. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. hat einen Schlüssel gefunden! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  43. ↑ 「작은 열쇠」를 획득했다!
    열쇠로 잠긴 문을 열 수 있다!     — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  44. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.가 열쇠를 획득했다! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  45. ↑ Vous avez obtenu une petite clé! Elle ouvre une porte verrouillée. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  46. ↑ LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu une clé! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  47. ↑ ¡Has conseguido una llave pequeña! Esta llave abrirá una puerta cerrada. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
Recurring Items
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10+ Appearances
Arrow • Blue Rupee • Bomb • Bomb Bag • Boomerang • Bow • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Green Rupee • Heart • Heart Container • Instrument • Map • Map of Hyrule • Master Sword • Piece of Heart • Potion • Quiver • Rod • Rupee • Silver Rupee • Small Key
8+ Appearances
Empty Bottle • Gold Rupee • Mirror Shield • Red Potion • Shield
6+ Appearances
Big Key • Big Red Rupee • Blue Potion • Bombchu • Boss Key • Fish • Hookshot • Hylian Shield • Large Quiver • Light Arrow • Mask • Ore • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet • Shovel • Sword • Wallet • Wooden Shield
4+ Appearances
Acorn • Apple • Armor • Bait • Bell • Big Bomb Bag • Biggoron's Sword • Bottle • Bow of Light • Chuchu Jelly • Crystal • Fire Arrow • Fire Rod • Hammer • Hylian Trousers • Ice Arrow • Insect • Lantern • Letter • Lure • Magic Jar • Missed Arrow • Monster Guts • Mushroom • Paraglider • Poe Soul • Purple Potion • Roc's Feather • Slingshot • Star Fragment • Treasure • Water • Zora Scale • Zora's Flippers
Dungeon Items
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Bedroom Key • Big Key • Compass • Dungeon Map • Piece of the Key • Small Key • Stone Beak • Stone Slab Fragment
Category:Dungeon Items
Keys
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Dungeon Keys
Angler Key • Bird Key • Crown Key • Dragon Key • Dungeon Key • Face Key • Floodgate Key • Gnarled Key • Mermaid Key • Old Mermaid Key • Slime Key • Tail Key
Link's Awakening
Angler Key • Bird Key • Dungeon Key • Face Key • Slime Key • Small Key • Tail Key
Oracle of Seasons
Dragon Key • Dungeon Key • Floodgate Key • Gnarled Key • Small Key
Oracle of Ages
Crown Key • Dungeon Key • Graveyard Key • Library Key • Mermaid Key • Old Mermaid Key • Small Key
Four Swords
Golden Key • Hero's Key • Silver Key • Small Key
Twilight Princess
Bedroom Key • Big Key • Piece of the Key • Small Key
Phantom Hourglass
Ghost Key • King's Key • Small Key • Sun Key
Skyward Sword
Ancient Circuit • Blessed Idol • Dragon Sculpture • Golden Carving • Mysterious Crystals • Piece of the Key • Puzzle Key • Small Key • Squid Carving
Echoes of Wisdom
Big Key • Clockwork Key • Lockup Key • Small Key
Other
Large Brass Key • Magical Key • Room Key • Spare Key
Category:Keys
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