Event.character

var character : char

Description

The character typed.

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

JavaScript

function OnGUI() {
    var e : Event = Event.current;
    if (e.isKey) {
        Debug.Log("Detected character: " + e.character);
    }
}

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

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

import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

class example(MonoBehaviour):

    def OnGUI():
        e as Event = Event.current
        if e.isKey:
            Debug.Log(('Detected character: ' + e.character))