"+4" replaced by "$" in AutoHotkey HotString

Question

I have an AutoHotKey hotstring of the form

:*:#hotstring::Some Text and a number 12345 || +49 123456789 || PIN 1234

which outputs to

Some Text and a number 12345 || $9 123456789 || PIN 1234

Why is the "+4" replaced by "$" and how can i prevent that?

I guess that because '+' in Autohotkey is Shift... So it thinks that you are sending a Shift 4. This is a comment because I'm not sure about that. I'm sure that + is shift but not sure if it interprets it like that and if there is anyway to escape it (it should be). — AleOtero93

AleOtero93 AleOtero93 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-04T12:38:30

Making some research I come up to a sollution, try and tell me if it works please.

It seems like characters used as shift, ctrl, etc need to be escaped. Here is a list:

The way to escape them is between braces.

:*:#hotstring::Some Text and a number 12345 || {+}49 123456789 || PIN 1234

Hope this helps.