Door Latch Sound Effect

📝 Description

This Door Latch sound effect is the iron latch of an outdoor gate lifted clear and dropped back into its catch, a short bright clack of metal on metal with the openness of a field recording around it. Unlike an interior latch it carries a little air, which places the listener outside without needing birdsong or wind to explain it. Editors use it to mark arrivals and departures at the edge of a property, and games map it to gates, fences and simple mechanical puzzles where the sound has to confirm that something has engaged.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:02

Format

MP3

File Size

25 KB

Added

August 14, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by mhtaylor67 via Freesound. View original source →