---
title: CGCharCode
framework: coregraphics
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: coregraphics/cgcharcode
---

# CGCharCode

Represents a character generated by pressing one or more keys on a keyboard.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias CGCharCode = UInt16
```

## Discussion

Discussion This data type represents a 16-bit character code. Values of this type may or may not correspond to UTF-16 character codes. See the function CGPostKeyboardEvent(_:_:_:).

## See Also

### Data Types

- [CGButtonCount](coregraphics/cgbuttoncount.md)
- [CGDirectDisplayID](coregraphics/cgdirectdisplayid.md)
- [CGDisplayBlendFraction](coregraphics/cgdisplayblendfraction.md)
- [CGDisplayConfigRef](coregraphics/cgdisplayconfigref.md)
- [CGDisplayCount](coregraphics/cgdisplaycount.md)
- [CGDisplayErr](coregraphics/cgdisplayerr.md)
- [CGDisplayFadeInterval](coregraphics/cgdisplayfadeinterval.md)
- [CGDisplayFadeReservationToken](coregraphics/cgdisplayfadereservationtoken.md)
- [CGDisplayMode](coregraphics/cgdisplaymode.md)
- [CGDisplayReconfigurationCallBack](coregraphics/cgdisplayreconfigurationcallback.md)
- [CGDisplayReservationInterval](coregraphics/cgdisplayreservationinterval.md)
- [CGDisplayStream](coregraphics/cgdisplaystream.md)
- [CGDisplayStreamFrameAvailableHandler](coregraphics/cgdisplaystreamframeavailablehandler.md)
- [CGDisplayStreamUpdate](coregraphics/cgdisplaystreamupdate.md)
- [CGEvent](coregraphics/cgevent.md)