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 single glyph in new edit tab ⌘+↓, or double click
Open multiple glyphs in new edit tab ⌘+↓, 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.
Move node, but keep handles in place ⌥ + click and drag
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 bar
Zoom Tool Z
Zoom In ⌘++, ⌘+Space Bar+Click, and ⌥+Scroll Up
Zoom Out ⌘+-, ⌘+⌥+Space Bar+Click, and ⌥+Scroll Down
Measurement Tool L
Preview current glyph Hold space bar
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
Make Component Glyph ⌘+⇧+⌥+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  
Insrt text To insert text just type.
Create new Text tab ⌘+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
  use ⇧ (⇧) to move 10 units
Adjusting the kerning of the selected glyphs. ⌘+⌥+← / ⌘+⌥+→ for the kerning with the letter to the right
  ⌃+⌥+← / ⌃+⌥+→ for the kerning with the letter to the left
  use ⇧ (⇧) to move 10 units
Select Tool  
To keep the the angle of an offcurve point, hold down the ⌥ (option) key while dragging or using the arrow keys. ⌥ + mouse or arrow key
To only move the smooth curve point, hold down the ⌥ (option) key while dragging or using the arrow keys. ⌥ + mouse or arrow key
Select All Nodes + Other Elements (anchors…) ⌘+A (twice)
Select a path Double Click path
Change smoothing setting of Node Double click a node or select a node and hit ↵ (return)