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# Keyboard shortcuts

This is a list of keyboard shortcuts for Glyphs.
If you don’t find something here, try to find the command and the shortcut in the menu.

General

Select a master

⌘1..x (the number of the Master)

Font View

Open one or more glyphs in new edit tab

⌘↓ or ⌘T or double click

Edit the glyph name of a single selected glyph

↵, or single click on glyph's name

Add new glyph

⌘⌥⇧N

Select the search field

⌘F

Duplicate selected glyphs

⌘D

Copy selected glyphs

⌘C

Paste selected glyphs

⌘V

Delete selected glyphs

⌘Del

Open Glyph Properties

Right click on glyph

Edit View

Selection Tool

V or esc if you are in the text mode, or hold ⌘ if any other tool is selected

Select all nodes

⌘A

Select Path

Double click on any segment

Last Filter Used

⌘+R

Select all nodes and anchors

⌘A twice

Toggle node’s mode (smooth or corner)

Double click the node or hit enter with on node selected.

Draw Tool

P

Primitives

F, click and hold icon to change primitive shape

Rotate Tool

R

Scale Tool

S

Text Tool

T

Hand Tool

H or hold Space

Zoom Tool

Z

Zoom In

⌘+, ⌘Space+Click, and ⌥+Scroll Up

Zoom Out

⌘−, ⌘⌥Space+Click, and ⌥+Scroll Down

Measurement Tool

L

Preview current glyph

Hold Space

Switch to previous glyph

Home or Fn← on MacBook keyboard

Switch to next glyph

End or Fn→ on MacBook keyboard

Choose a glyph not accessible from the keyboard

⌘F

Activate Background Layer

⌘+B

Set the Selection as Background

⌘+K

Zoom in/out

⌘Space/⌘⌥Space or ⌘+/-

Hand Tool

Space

Correct Paths Direction

⌘⇧R

Open a path

Click on a node with the Draw Tool selected

Close a path

Drag an end node on top of another end node

Add handles to node

⌥+click on segment next to node

Select Next Node/Handle

Tab

Select Previous Node/Handle

⇧Tab

Center align anchor between two nodes

Select two nodes and an anchor, press ⌘⇧A

Align nodes/handles

⌘⇧A

Preview accent position

Click on any anchor

Move object/node in any direction by 1 unit

↑, ↓, ← or →

Move object/node in any direction by 10 units

⇧↑, ⇧↓, ⇧← or ⇧→

Move object/node in any direction by 100 units

⌘↑, ⌘↓, ⌘← or ⌘→

Add Component

⌘⇧C

Create Composite

⌘⇧⌥C

Update Metrics

⌃+⌘+M

Edit Background

⌘+B

Copy Selection to Background Layer

⌘⌥B

Show/Hide Background Layer

⌘⇧B

Reverse Contours

⌘⇧⌥R

Correct Path Direction

⌘⇧R

Tidy Up Paths

⌘⇧⌥T

Type Tool

To insert text just type.

Create new Edit tab (with selection)

⌘T

Insert glyphs not accessible from keyboard

⌘F

Insert sample text

⌘⌥F

Adjusting the spacing of the selected glyphs.

⌘← / ⌘→ for right sidebearing
⌃← / ⌃→ for left sidebearing
add ⇧ to move 10 units

Adjusting the kerning of the selected glyphs.

⌘⌥← / ⌘⌥→ for the kerning with the glyph to the right
⌃⌥← / ⌃⌥→ for the kerning with the glyph to the left
add ⇧ to move 10 units

Select Tool

To keep the the angle of an off-curve point (handle), hold down ⌥ while dragging or using the arrow keys.

⌥ + mouse or arrow key

To only move the smooth curve point, hold down ⌥ while dragging or using the arrow keys.

⌥ + mouse or arrow key

Select All Nodes + Other Elements (anchors...)

⌘A (repeatedly)

Select a path

Double Click path

Change smoothing setting of Node

Double click a node or select a node and hit ↵ (return)