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Asked: 2026-05-24T02:40:53+00:00

In NSTextView , I can get special characters by pressing a certain key combination.

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In NSTextView, I can get special characters by pressing a certain key combination. Like to get £ – I would press option + 3.

I have an application, which has menu buttons and an editor. The editor is basically a NSTextView with minor modifications. The requirement is to put a button with name £ on it so that if the user clicks it, £ should get displayed in the NSTextView. The user does not want to press option +3. Is there a way I can simulate the option + 3 key press ?. Or is there a better approach ?.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Never, ever think of faking the input. Those key combinations depend on the user’s language/keyboard choice in System Preferences.

    Instead, just write the action method of the button to insert the required string “£”. e.g.

       NSString* pound=@"£";
   [textView insertText:pound];

    Done!

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