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# charactersIgnoringModifiers

A string that represents the text value of the key without modifier keys.

```
var charactersIgnoringModifiers: String { get }
```

## Discussion

For Latin-based languages, always expect a lowercase property value. If the user is pressing only a modifier key, the property value is an empty string.

To check for special keys, compare [`charactersIgnoringModifiers`](/documentation/UIKit/UIKey/charactersIgnoringModifiers) to constants listed in [Input strings for special keys](/documentation/UIKit/input-strings-for-special-keys).

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