Font for inserting glyph [JS]

I'm using a small Javascript to insert a Unicode glyph at the text insertion point:
if (app.selection[0].constructor.name == "InsertionPoint"){
with (app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0]){ // insertion point
contents = String.fromCharCode(0x20A6);
This script works, but because the glyph only exists in a few fonts, I need to add something to the script to specify the font used when inserting the glyph. I've tried to specify the insertion point appliedFont, but I can't figure out the syntax.
Any help or suggestions for an alternative approach will be appreciated.

if (app.selection[0].constructor.name == "InsertionPoint"){
with (app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0]){ // insertion point
appliedFont = 'Arial\tRegular';
contents = String.fromCharCode(0x20A6);
Font family and style are in one string, separated by a tab (\t). By the way, you can insert a unicode character like this: .contents = '\u20A6' -- saves on typing!
Peter

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