Keyboard shortcuts

Most of the Keyboard Shortcuts in Glyphr Studio are focused on pages where you edit glyphs - namely Characters, Ligatures, and Components.

Project actions

Key combination	Description
`Ctrl` `S`	Save a Glyphr Studio Project File (.gs2)
`Ctrl` `E`	Export an OTF Font (.otf)
`Ctrl` `G`	Export an SVG Font (.svg)
`Ctrl` `G`	Export an SVG Font (.svg)
`Ctrl` `O`	Open a project in a new tab

Selecting and navigating

Key combination	Description
`Ctrl` `.`	Navigate to the next Item (Character, Ligature, Component, or Kern Group)
`Ctrl` `,`	Navigate to the previous Item (Character, Ligature, Component, or Kern Group)
`Ctrl` `A`	Resize (Arrow) tool: Select all shapes
`Ctrl` `A`	Path Edit (Pen) tool: Select all path points
`Ctrl` `Shift` `A`	Clear all shape and path point selections
`]`	Select next shape
`Shift` `]`	Add the next shape to the selection (multi-select)
`[`	Select previous shape
`Shift` `[`	Add the previous shape to the selection (multi-select)
`Ctrl` `Click a shape`	[Resize (Arrow) Tool] Toggle selection for that shape (multi-select) Either on the edit canvas, or the layers panel
`Ctrl` `➝`	Select the next Path Point
`Ctrl` `Shift` `➝`	Add the next Path Point to the selection (multi-select)
`Ctrl` `⭠`	Select the previous Path Point
`Ctrl` `Shift` `⭠`	Add the previous Path Point to the selection (multi-select)
`Ctrl` `Click a path point`	[Path Edit (Pen) Tool] Toggle selection for that path point (multi-select)

View

Key combination	Description
`Space` or `Scroll wheel click`	Toggle the pan tool
`Ctrl` `Scroll wheel`	Zoom in and out
`Ctrl` `+`	Zoom in
`Ctrl` `-`	Zoom out
`Ctrl` `0`	Auto-fit glyph on the screen
`Ctrl` `Space`	Toggle distraction free preview mode

Editing

Key combination	Description
`Ctrl` `C`	Copy the selected shapes
`Ctrl` `V`	Paste the selected shapes (Glyphr Studio Clipboard) Paste to import copied SVG Code (Operating System Clipboard)
`Ctrl` `]`	Move shape up
`Ctrl` `[`	Move shape down
`Ctrl` `Shift` `]`	Move shape to the top
`Ctrl` `Shift` `[`	Move shape to the bottom
`Delete` or `Backspace`	Delete the selected shapes or path points
`⭠` `⭡` `➝` `⭣`	Nudge the selected shape or path point 1em Press `Shift` to nudge 10em
`Ctrl` `R`	Round values for the current selection (Whole Shapes for the Resize tool, Path Points + Handles for the Path Edit tool)
`Shift` `Click`	[New Path Tool] Snap the new point's coordinates to whole numbers
`Shift` `Click`	[Path Add Point Tool] Snap the new point's coordinates to whole numbers
`Ctrl` `Click`	[Path Add Point Tool] Add the new point as a corner point with hidden handles
`Shift` `Shape Rotation handle`	[Shape Rotate Handle] Snap rotation degrees to whole numbers
`Esc`	Close all dialogs

Tools

Key combination	Description
`B` or `P`	Select the Path Edit (Pen) tool
`V` or `A`	Select the Resize (Arrow) tool
`M` or `R`	Select the New Rectangle tool
`O` or `Q`	Select the New Oval tool
`H` or `W`	Select the New Path tool
`U` or `E`	Select the Path Add Point tool