---
title: "firstRectForCharacterRange:"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nstextinput/firstrectforcharacterrange:"
---

# firstRectForCharacterRange:

Returns the first frame rectangle for characters in the given range, in screen coordinates.

## Declaration

```occ
- (NSRect) firstRectForCharacterRange:(NSRange) range;
```

## Parameters

- `range`: The character range whose frame is returned.

## Return Value

Return Value The frame rectangle for the given range of characters.

## Discussion

Discussion If theRange spans multiple lines of text in the text view, the rectangle returned is the one for the characters in the first line. If the length of theRange is 0 (as it would be if there is nothing selected at the insertion point), the rectangle coincides with the insertion point, and its width is 0.

## See Also

### Character coordinates

- [characterIndexForPoint:](appkit/nstextinput/characterindexforpoint:.md)