To quickly change the suffix of the new duplicate glyphs, keep the selection, and choose Edit > Find > Find and Replace… (Cmd-Shift-F).
After their creation, the duplicate glyphs are selected automatically for further processing. 001 suffix, or, if that suffix is already taken. Glyphs will then create copies of the selected glyphs with a.
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For a complete list of features, and how to trigger them, see the Appendix of the Glyphs Handbook.Ī quick way to create glyph variants is to select one ore more glyphs, either in Edit or Font view, and then choose Glyph > Duplicate Glyph (Cmd-D). Tip: Glyphs can automate the code for some OpenType features based on the glyph name suffix. E.g., the first stylistic set variant of adieresis would be called adieresis.ss01. The dot suffix usually reflects the name of the OpenType feature. Since glyph variants usually do not have a Unicode value assigned, and therefore cannot be typed, they have to be accessed through an OpenType feature, a stylistic set for instance. Adding glyph variantsĪlternate glyphs are supposed o carry the same name as the respective original glyphs, except for an additional dot suffix.
In other words, they help you create fonts with consistent glyph sets, or sync the glyph sets across multiple files. The common advantage of all these sidebar entries is that they are available in all Glyphs files. When you pick glyph names, make sure they are valid. If you had selected any glyphs, of course. Glyphs will pre-fill the dialog with the names of the glyphs that you had selected.
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