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
Edit Background
⌘+B
Copy Selection to Background Layer
⌘+⌥+B
Show/Hide Background Layer
⌘+⇧+B
Correct Path Direction
⌘+⇧+R
Round Coordinates
⌘+⇧+⌥+R
Type Tool
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 side bearing
⌃+← / ⌃+→ for left side bearing
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)