NSLocalizedString with superscript

Question

How would you add superscript inside an NSLocalized string?

I'm trying to write a superscript 2, if I do it like this, it works:

[title setText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"CO\u00B2 %@",NSLocalizedString(@"c04View01_title", @"Title for current page")]];

But if I add the superscript to the localized string, it doesn't work, it just interprets that as 5 characters:

"c04View01_title" = "CO\u00B2 PROGRAMMERS";

[title setText:NSLocalizedString(@"c04View01_title", @"Title for current page")]];

The problem happens, when the string with the superscript is between strings, so I need to split the string in two parts, but in some languages the superscripted string ends up at the end of the sentence.

Just use the character directly in your strings file, don't bother backslash-encoding it. Or try an upper-case 'U' which Apple's documentation uses. — Mike Weller, Sep 10 '13 at 08:36

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '13 at 08:42

Try using an upper-case 'U' for the backslash-escape, as per Apple's documentation:

"c04View01_title" = "CO\U00B2 PROGRAMMERS";

You can also just put the character directly in the strings file, un-escaped. There is no need to backslash-encode most characters.

NSLocalizedString with superscript

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