An embodiment of the invention provides a terminal, a device and a method for terminal screen unlocking. The method includes: displaying an unlocking interface, wherein the unlocking interface is provided with a clock icon, and the clock icon comprises at least one unlocking pointer which can be triggered; receiving trigger operations of a user to the at least one unlocking pointer, and displaying moving positions of the at least one unlocking pointer when the trigger operations are performed; determining information of the moving positions of the at least one unlocking pointer; when the information of the moving positions of the at least one unlocking pointer is matched with preset unlocking conditions, performing screen unlocking, namely taking pointers of the clock icon on the unlocking interface as the unlocking pointers for unlocking, and the user performs the trigger operations on the unlocking pointers to realize screen unlocking. Therefore, simplicity and convenience in a screen unlocking process are realized; due to wide varieties of the clock icons, different clock icons can be set by the user according to demands, high individuality and interestingness in screen unlocking can be achieved, and user experience is improved.