Check a deadkey

Check that a deadkey still works

Enter the details from your paper (or your USB copy) to see whether the deadkey is active, when it expires, and whether a countdown is running.

Checking is private and changes nothing

It does not start a countdown and does not notify anyone. Your code never leaves this browser; it is only used to prove you hold the paper.

Enter the email address and the 8-character code printed on the Recovery Sheet.

The 8-character code, in the format XXXX-XXXX.

Holding a Recovery Sheet because the owner has died or is incapacitated? Go to the trigger page instead. Lost a paper or worried someone is misusing one? The owner can delete the deadkey with the delete code on their Owner Receipt.