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# NSGlyphInfoAttributeName

The name of a glyph info object.

```
extern NSAttributedStringKey NSGlyphInfoAttributeName;
```

## Discussion

The [`NSLayoutManager`](/documentation/AppKit/NSLayoutManager) object assigns the glyph specified by this [`NSGlyphInfo`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGlyphInfo) object to the entire attribute range, provided that its contents match the specified base string, and that the specified glyph is available in the font specified by `NSFontAttributeName`.

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