WhatsApp lock mnemonic construction grid

Summary

A guidelines page laying out the construction of the privacy lock mnemonic next to the existing WhatsApp phone-in-bubble mark, both drawn as outlines on a shared modular grid.

Visual description

The ground is a warm cream. Four rounded-square panels sit in a row across the middle of the frame. The first, largest panel holds the familiar WhatsApp mark, the handset inside a speech bubble, drawn purely as a thin outline with no fill, with faint construction rules running behind it and a small "1x / 48px" label. The second panel holds the lock mnemonic in the same hairline outline: an arched shackle at the top and three rows of stacked bars below, each row a long bar plus a short one, with the long and short elements alternating sides row to row. A pale grid of vertical and horizontal rules runs behind it, annotated at the right and bottom with grey measurements reading "1x / 48px", "2.5x / 120px", "0.75x / 36px" and "0.5x / 24px". The two smaller panels at the right show the finished mnemonic as solid artwork: near-black on cream in a light-bordered squircle above, and cream on near-black in a filled squircle below. No headline or body copy appears in the frame.

Key takeaway

Drawing the new symbol on the same grid, in the same outline style and at the same panel size as the existing brand mark makes the case that the mnemonic belongs to the system. Ending the row with two filled icon versions shows the construction and the finished artwork in one read.

Reuse notes

The reference to copy when documenting a new symbol inside an established identity: outline construction, ratio labels expressed as multiples of a base unit, then solid positive and negative artwork. Works as a guidelines spread, a case study slide or a design system page. The measurement labels are quiet grey on cream, so check contrast if this is going into an accessible document.