---
title: "insertText(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/inserttext(_:)"
---

# insertText(_:)

Inserts the text you specify.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func insertText(_ insertString: Any)
```

## Parameters

- `insertString`: The string to insert in the responder.

## See Also

### Inserting Content

- [insertBacktab(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertbacktab(_:).md)
- [insertContainerBreak(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertcontainerbreak(_:).md)
- [insertDoubleQuoteIgnoringSubstitution(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertdoublequoteignoringsubstitution(_:).md)
- [insertLineBreak(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertlinebreak(_:).md)
- [insertNewline(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertnewline(_:).md)
- [insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertnewlineignoringfieldeditor(_:).md)
- [insertParagraphSeparator(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertparagraphseparator(_:).md)
- [insertSingleQuoteIgnoringSubstitution(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/insertsinglequoteignoringsubstitution(_:).md)
- [insertTab(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/inserttab(_:).md)
- [insertTabIgnoringFieldEditor(_:)](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding/inserttabignoringfieldeditor(_:).md)