Small Key

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Small Key
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Main appearance(s)	The Legend of Zelda The Adventure of Link A Link to the Past Link's Awakening Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Oracle of Seasons Oracle of Ages Four Swords The Wind Waker Four Swords Adventures The Minish Cap Twilight Princess Phantom Hourglass Spirit Tracks Skyward Sword A Link Between Worlds Tri Force Heroes Breath of the Wild
Other appearance(s)	The Legend of Zelda Game Watch The Faces of Evil The Wand of Gamelon Zelda's Adventure BS The Legend of Zelda Ancient Stone Tablets My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess Cadence of Hyrule
Cost(s)	80-100 Rupees (TLoZ)
Locations(s)	Dungeons
Use(s)	Unlocking doors, Blocks, and Treasure Chests in Dungeons

Small Keys,^{(ALttP | LA | OoT | MM | OoS | OoA | FS | TWW | FSA | TMC | TP | PH | ST | SS | ALBW | BotW)} also known simply as Keys,^{(TLoZ | TAoL | TFH | ZA | CoH)} are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.

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.

The Legend of Zelda

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

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Link's Awakening

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. In Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, an icon of the Compass also appears on-screen when this happens.

Ocarina of Time

• 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

• 1 in the Woodfall Temple
• 3 in the Snowhead Temple
• 1 in the Great Bay Temple
• 4 in the Stone Tower Temple

Oracle of Seasons

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

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.

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The Wind Waker

• 4 in the Dragon Roost Cavern
• 1 in the Forbidden Woods
• 2 in the Tower of the Gods
• 3 in the Earth Temple
• 2 in the Wind Temple

Four Swords Adventures

Small Keys appear as objects that can be picked up, like Jars. The Links must carry the Small Keys to their keyholes, and 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

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:

• 4 in Deepwood Shrine
• 2 in the Cave of Flames
• 4 in the Fortress of Winds
• 4 in the Temple of Droplets
• 3 in the Royal Crypt
• 6 in the Palace of Winds
• 6 in Dark Hyrule Castle

Twilight Princess

• 4 in the Forest Temple
• 3 in the Goron Mines
• 3 in the Lakebed Temple
• 5 in Arbiter's Grounds
• 4 in the Snowpeak Ruins
• 3 in the Temple of Time
• 1 in the City in the Sky
• 7 in the Palace of Twilight
• 3 in Hyrule Castle

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Skyward Sword

• 2 in the Skyview Temple
• 1 in the Lanayru Mining Facility
• 2 in the Ancient Cistern
• 2 in the Sandship
• 3 in the Fire Sanctuary
• 1 in the Sky Keep

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Tri Force Heroes

Keys appear as objects that can be picked up, like Jars. 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.

Other Appearances

The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

Non-Canon Information

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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

Non-Canon Information

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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Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	キー (Kī) (TLoZ) 小さなカギ (Chiisana Kagi) (ALttP | OoT) 小さなカギ (Chiisana Kagi) (ALttP | OoT)	Same as English. Same as English. Same as English.
	Dutch	Sleutel (TLoZ)	Key
	FrenchCA	Petite clé (ST | ST)	Small key
	FrenchEU	Clef (TLoZ) Petite clé (OoT3D | ST | ST) Petite clé (OoT3D | ST | ST) Petite clé (OoT3D | ST | ST)	Key Small key Small key Small key
	German	Kleinen Schlüssel (LA) Kleiner Schlüssel (LANS)	Small Key
	Italian	Piccola chiave (LANS)	Small key
	SpanishEU	Llave pequeña (LANS)
This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference.

Gallery

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

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  Small Key icon from The Minish Cap

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

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  Small Key from The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

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