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 | |
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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) |