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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. Each Small Key can be used to permanently unlock one Locked Door. In every game except for The Legend of Zelda, they can only be used in the Dungeons where they are found.[9]

The Legend of Zelda

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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 used in any Dungeon in The Legend of Zelda.

The following is a count of Keys that can be obtained in The Legend of Zelda:

 First Quest
DungeonSmall Keys
 Second Quest

The Adventure of Link



Bosses other than Link's Shadow drop Keys upon defeat, even when they are not the the Boss of the whole Palace. Consequently, the Palace on the Sea has one more Small Key in the Famicom Disc System version. Since Link is expected to have the Magical Key prior to entering Three-Eye Rock Palace, this is the only source of Keys in Three-Eye Rock Palace and Great Palace.

The following is a count of Keys that can be obtained in The Adventure of Link:

A Link to the Past

Descriptionshide ▲
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.


The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in A Link to the Past:

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.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Link's Awakening:

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.

The number of Small Keys in Ocarina of Time varies in Master Quest.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Ocarina of Time:

 Original
 Master Quest

Majora's Mask

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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.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Majora's Mask:

Oracle of Seasons

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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.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Oracle of Seasons:

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.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Oracle of Ages:

Four Swords



The Wind Waker

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in The Wind Waker:

Four Swords Adventures

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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 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 Crab, 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 Treasure Chests, while others simply drop from the ceiling after completing a puzzle or defeating Enemies. Three Small Keys are acquired in unique ways. One 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. Lastly, 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 Dungeons in which they are obtained.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in The Minish Cap:

Twilight Princess

Small Keys are mainly found within Dungeons in Twilight Princess. For the first time in the series, several Small Keys are obtained outside of Dungeons; these are used for unlocking Gates in the outdoors of Hyrule. One can be found inside a Cave in N. Faron Woods and unlocks a Gate leading toward the Forest Temple, while another is given to Link by Coro and unlocks a Gate from S. Faron Woods to Hyrule Field. When Link defeats King Bulblin in a joust on the Great Hylian Bridge, the enemy drops the Gate Keys, which count as two Small Keys used for unlocking a pair of Gates on the path through Hyrule Field toward Kakariko Village.[12] One more Small Key is found in the Bulblin Encampment guarding the Arbiter's Grounds, and is used to enter the hut where King Bulblin is battled once again.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Twilight Princess:

Phantom Hourglass



Small Keys and their corresponding Locked Doors in the Temple of the Ocean King past the first floor reappear on subsequent visits. This does not occur in other Dungeons.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Phantom Hourglass:

Spirit Tracks



The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Spirit Tracks:

Skyward Sword

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Skyward Sword:

A Link Between Worlds



The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in A Link Between Worlds:

Tri Force Heroes

Small Keys appear as Objects that can be picked up, like Pots. The Links must carry the Small Key to their keyholes, though 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 Key Bandit Poes, will attempt to take Small 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 Sheikah Ancient Technology and glow with an orange light. While Ancient Technology is normally 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 Door.

Echoes of Wisdom

Small Keys are found inside every major Dungeon except Jabul Ruins and Null's Body.

The following is a count of Small Keys that can be obtained in Echoes of Wisdom:

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

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.


My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

The fourteenth puzzle in the Picross series and the sixth puzzle in the Mega Picross series both 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 () (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[13]
  • 小さなカギ (Chiisana Kagi) (ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | OoTOcarina of Time)[14][15][16]
  • (ちい)さなカギ (Chīsa na Kagi) (TWWThe Wind Waker)[17]
  • (ちい)さなカギ (Chīsana Kagi) (TPTwilight Princess)[18]
  • 小さな鍵 (Chīsana Kagi) (ALBWA Link Between Worlds)[19]
  • カギ (Kagi) (TFHTri Force Heroes | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[20][21]
  • (ちい)さなカギ (Chiisana Kagi) (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • KeyEditor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
  • 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)[22]
  • 小钥匙 (Xiǎo yàoshi) (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | OoTOcarina of Time | TPTwilight Princess | SSHDSkyward Sword HD | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[23][24]
  • Same as English.
  • Same as English.Editor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
  • Sleutel (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[25]
  • Kleine sleutel (EoWEchoes of Wisdom)
  • Same as English.
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The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
  • Same as English.
  • Small key
  •  
  •  
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
  • Petite clé (TPTwilight Princess | STSpirit Tracks | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[33][34]
  • Clé (TFHTri Force Heroes | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[35][36]
  • Small key
  •  
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
  •  
  • Same as English.
  •  
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Chiave (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | OoT3DOcarina of Time 3D | TFHTri Force Heroes | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[43][44][45][46]
  • Piccola chiave (ALttPA Link to the Past | LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[47][48][49][50]
  • Piccola Chiave (LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX | OoTOcarina of Time | MMMajora's Mask | FSFour Swords | TWWThe Wind Waker | FSAFour Swords Adventures)[51][51][51][51][51][52][53]
  • Chiave Piccola (OoSOracle of Seasons | OoAOracle of Ages)[54][55]
The Republic of Korea
Korean
  • 작은 열쇠 (Jag-eun Yeolsoe) (ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[56]
  • 열쇠 (Yeolsoe) (TFHTri Force Heroes)[57]
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The Federative Republic of Brazil
PortugueseBRBrazilian
Chave pequena (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Маленький ключ (EoWEchoes of Wisdom) 
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
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  •  
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
  • Llave pequeña (LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) | TWWThe Wind Waker | TPTwilight Princess | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | EoWEchoes of Wisdom)[62][63][64]
  • Llave (TFHTri Force Heroes | CoHCadence of Hyrule)[60][65]
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This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

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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. You got the gate keys! These keys open the gates along the path to Kakariko. — N/A (Twilight Princess)
  13. The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 21 Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 124 (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)
  14. 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
  15. ダンジョンのカギと小さなカギ (Link's Awakening Japanese manual, pg. 27)
  16. Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 150
  17. (ちい)さなカギ()()れた!
    カギのかかったドアを (ひら)くカギ
    ここでしか 使(つか)えない
    — N/A (The Wind Waker, Japanese version)
  18. (ちい)さなカギを ()()れた!
    カギのかかった(とびら)を (ひら)くカギ
    ここでしか 使(つか)えない
    — N/A (Twilight Princess, Japanese version)
  19. 「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)
  20. LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.がカギを手に入れた! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  21. カギ — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, Japanese version)
  22. 塞尔达传说:百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 138
  23. Ocarina of Time manual, iQue version, pg. 32
  24. 获得了小钥匙 — N/A (Skyward Sword HD, Simplified Chinese version)
  25. 25.0 25.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
  26. Vous trouvez une petite clé ! Cette clé permet d'ouvrir une des portes verrouillées de ce donjon. — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  27. Vous obtenez une petite clé! Elle permet d'ouvrir une porte verrouillée des alentours. — N/A (Twilight Princess, European French version)
  28. Vous avez obtenu une petite clé! Elle permet de déverrouiller une porte. — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
  29. Vous avez obtenu une petite clé ! Elle ouvre une porte verrouillée. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  30. Vous obtenez une Petite Clé! Les Petites Clés permettent d'ouvrir les portes verrouillées des alentours. — N/A (The Wind Waker, European French version)
  31. LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu une clé ! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  32. Clé — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, European French version)
  33. Vous obtenez une petite clé! Elle permet d'ouvrir une porte verrouillée des alentours. — N/A (Twilight Princess, Canadian French version)
  34. Vous avez obtenu une petite clé! Elle ouvre une porte verrouillée. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  35. LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. a obtenu une clé! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  36. Clé — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, Canadian French version)
  37. Mit dem Kleinen Schlüssel läßt sich FAST jedes Schloß öffnen. — N/A (Link's Awakening, German version)
  38. Du hast einen Kleinen Schlüssel gefunden! Damit kannst du eine verschlossene Tür in diesem Labyrinth öffnen. — N/A (The Wind Waker, German version)
  39. Du erhältst einen kleinen Schlüssel! Er öffnet dir Türen... Allerdings nur hier. — N/A (Twilight Princess, German version)
  40. Du hast einen Kleinen Schlüssel erhalten. Damit kannst du eine verschlossene Tür öffnen! — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  41. LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. hat einen Schlüssel gefunden! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  42. Schlüssel — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, German version)
  43. The Legend of Zelda Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 4
  44. Hai ottenuto una chiave! — N/A (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian version)
  45. LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha ottenuto una chiave! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  46. Chiave — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian version)
  47. Piccole chiavi (Hearts - Collect them to fill your Heart Container.) (A Link to the Past Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 6)
  48. Hai ottenuto una piccola chiave! — N/A (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version)
  49. Hai ottenuto una Piccola chiave! Aprirà una porta chiusa a chiave, ma solo in quest'area! — N/A (Twilight Princess, Italian version)
  50. Hai ottenuto una piccola chiave! Serve per aprire una porta chiusa... a chiave! — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 138
  52. Hai ottenuto una Piccola Chiave! Ora puoi aprire una delle porte chiuse nascoste in questo luogo. — N/A (The Wind Waker, Italian version)
  53. È una Piccola Chiave! — N/A (Four Swords Adventures, Italian version)
  54. Hai trovato una Chiave Piccola! Usuala per aprire una porta o un passaggio nel dungeon. — N/A (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version)
  55. Hai trovato una Chiave Piccola! Usuala per aprire una porta o un passaggio nel dungeon. — N/A (Oracle of Ages, Italian version)
  56. 「작은 열쇠」를 획득했다!
    열쇠로 잠긴 문을 열 수 있다!
    — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  57. LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name.가 열쇠를 획득했다! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  58. Has obtenido una llave pequeña. Sirve para abrir una puerta, pero solo se puede utilizar en esta área. — N/A (Twilight Princess, Latin American Spanish version)
  59. ¡Has obtenido una llave pequeña! Abrirá una puerta cerrada. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  60. 60.0 60.1 ¡LinkAppears in-game as the player's chosen name. ha conseguido una llave! — Status Report (Tri Force Heroes)
  61. Llave — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, Latin American Spanish version)
  62. Has obtenido una Llave pequeña. Sirve para abrir una puerta, pero sólo se puede utilizer en esta mazmorra. — N/A (The Wind Waker, European Spanish version)
  63. Has obtenido una llave pequeña. Sirve para abrir una puerta, pero solo se puede utilizar en esta área. — N/A (Twilight Princess, European Spanish version)
  64. ¡Has conseguido una llave pequeña! Esta llave abrirá una puerta cerrada. — N/A (A Link Between Worlds)
  65. Llave — Game Screen (Cadence of Hyrule, European Spanish version)
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