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public char character;

Description

The character typed.

Used in EventType.KeyDown event. Note that EventType.KeyUp events might not contain a character, only Event.keyCode.

See Also: Event.keyCode.

using UnityEngine;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    void OnGUI()
    {
        Event e = Event.current;
        if (e.isKey)
        {
            Debug.Log("Detected character: " + e.character);
        }
    }
}

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