# Little padlock?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 15, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775 "2019-05-15T07:22:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775/1 "2019-05-15T07:22:27Z")

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I know what a big lock means: Closed topic. But what does a small lock on top right of post mean?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/d/6d557603ff1a3fb063a2fc8af566a389ab3c8991.png)  
Thanks.

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### Author: ![Zeemah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zeemah/32/252179_2.png) [@Zeemah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeemah)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775/2 "2019-05-15T07:26:17Z")

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It means the post has been locked by staff and is unable to be edited by the OP.

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775/3 "2019-05-15T07:27:45Z")

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Oh,OK thanks for quick reply.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775/4 "2019-05-15T10:56:32Z")

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You could also hover over the icon to read the title that explains what the icon does 😉

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775/5 "2019-05-16T07:23:30Z")

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Thanks! for that.😄

Haha! good joke  
  ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/d/8d90251ff594ca7c17ba5dc7b98a88617f670ae4.png)

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/little-padlock/117775/6 "2019-05-16T08:01:33Z")

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