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# NSCharacterCollection

Values that map character identifiers to glyphs.

```
enum NSCharacterCollection
```

## Topics

### Collections

[`NSCharacterCollection.identityMappingCharacterCollection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCharacterCollection/identityMappingCharacterCollection)

Indicates that the character identifier is equal to the glyph index.

[`NSCharacterCollection.adobeCNS1CharacterCollection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCharacterCollection/adobeCNS1CharacterCollection)

Indicates the Adobe-CNS1 mapping.

[`NSCharacterCollection.adobeGB1CharacterCollection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCharacterCollection/adobeGB1CharacterCollection)

Indicates the Adobe-GB1 mapping.

[`NSCharacterCollection.adobeJapan1CharacterCollection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCharacterCollection/adobeJapan1CharacterCollection)

Indicates the Adobe-Japan1 mapping.

[`NSCharacterCollection.adobeJapan2CharacterCollection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCharacterCollection/adobeJapan2CharacterCollection)

Indicates the Adobe-Japan2 mapping.

[`NSCharacterCollection.adobeKorea1CharacterCollection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCharacterCollection/adobeKorea1CharacterCollection)

Indicates the Adobe-Korea1 mapping.


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