Script to insert a character with a given font

Hello,
I must be silly but I have searched the web for hours and could not find a solution to my "simple" problem:
I would like a script to do this:
1. set font (eg MT Extra)
2. insert a character based on unicode (eg F080)
3.revert font to previous font
This vould allow me to insert any character of any font and then continue typing my text with the regular font.
Thank you for our help

For something basic like this you should check out the documentation that comes with ESTK, under the Help menu. "Adobe Intro to Scripting" is a good place to start.
Anyway, assuming you've got your text cursor blinking in some text, try this:
myIP = app.selection[0];
myIP.contents = "\uf080";
myIP.appliedFont = "MT Extra";
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