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)