How do you unlock a bathroom door from the outside?

I accidentally locked my bathroom door from the inside. It is one of those doorknobs with the little hole in the middle and on the inside you turn it to lock it.





I've tried using the ink tube from a pen and a safety pin but neither have worked. Help!|||Wire clothes hanger. Straighten it out and inset barely into the hole in the door. Lift the end so that the point now slightly points down. Slowly push the hangar into the knob and you will feel the release pin. Apply slow pressure and turn the knob as soon as you feel it depress. If this does not work, Look at the knob... Are the screws available on our side? Unscrew the door knob, remove your side and place a straight slit screw driver in there and turn. This will release the door as well. If this does not work, look at the door jamb... Are the hinges available for you to get at? Use a Phillips head screwdriver and a hammer to tap them out from the bottom. Once all two or three are removed you can open the door from this side.





Hope this helps. The coat hanger is your best bet. You may want to clip the end flat with tin snips if you have them, but t will work.|||Welp took longer to bend the hangar than open the door - elapsed time from search on Yahoo approx. 20 min. Good Answer.

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|||Go to a hardware store (Lowe's or Home Depot), as they may sell the tool that is used to open doors that have the little hole in the middle. It looks like a wire. My son's locks on the bedrooms %26amp; bathroom doors are like yours %26amp; they keep that little tool above each door for emergencies. Maybe you can find a thin piece of sturdy wire to get it open in the meantime.|||Sometimes just pushing on the stem isn't enough. Some brands, such as Kwikset require a small screwdriver. Insert a flat bladed screwdriver and feel for a slot in the end of the stem. Turn it (I forget which way, but there's only 2 possibilities!) and you are in.





If you have a small jeweler's screwdriver, of even one from an eyeglass repair kit, those should work.|||slip a flexible card like an ID or drivers license between the door and the jam exactly where the bolt for the door is. You may have to jiggle it a little to get it in there but the bolt on the door is angled towards you and the card will depress the bolt. Good luck.|||My granddaughter locks the bathroom door as she leaves the room all the time! Crazy, she's only five. Anyway, we just use a round toothpick and poke it in there just right and the lock pops right out. After a little practice, you'll be getting done on the first try. Good luck. This kind of thing happens all the time.|||you need to use something very rigid yet small enough to fit the hole, such as a small screwdriver, or a small straight punch.you may also try a large paper clip.the next step is to insert the tool into the hole in the doorknob,and push with about 15 pounds of pressure.you may have to fish around a little to find the unlock mechanism.putting pressure on this mechanism will unlock the door.