# Add a narrow width (before the Normal and Extended)

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226>\
**Category:** Design\
**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226 "2021-03-14T11:06:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![reneverkaart](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/reneverkaart/32/31461_2.png) [@reneverkaart](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/reneverkaart)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226/1 "2021-03-14T11:06:17Z")

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I’d like to add a Narrow version to my Accelerator font family. I’ve currently got this setup:

**Masters**  
Light  
Light Extended  
Black  
Black Extended

**Instances**  
Light  
Light Extended  
Regular  
Regular Extended  
Bold  
Bold Extended  
Black  
Black Extended

What’s the best way to add a Narrow width to this family without losing Master Compatibility, etc?

Ultimately I also want to export this as a variable font too.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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**Author:** ![GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/georgseifert/32/259_2.png) [@GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226/2 "2021-03-14T16:14:25Z")

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As you have normal width and extended already, you can add condensed instances just like tha. It might look strange in some cases but that happens with extrapolation. Then you select “Instance as Master” from the plus button in the instance settings for the Light Condensed and Black Condensed. This will give you a more or less good starting point.

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**Author:** ![reneverkaart](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/reneverkaart/32/31461_2.png) [@reneverkaart](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/reneverkaart)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226/3 "2021-03-15T10:32:44Z")

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Thx Georg,

Should I first create an instance, fix the contours and thén create a master from it?  
Or should I immediately create a master from the instance and then fix the contours?

This is the first time I create a font family like that, so I want to do it right. Doing it wrong takes a long long time to fix it. 😉

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**Author:** ![GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/georgseifert/32/259_2.png) [@GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226/4 "2021-03-15T10:52:07Z")

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The one button solution is probably easier.

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**Author:** ![reneverkaart](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/reneverkaart/32/31461_2.png) [@reneverkaart](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/reneverkaart)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226/5 "2021-03-15T11:01:59Z")

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So you mean; set up an Instance and directly make a Master from it?

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**Author:** ![GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/georgseifert/32/259_2.png) [@GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/add-a-narrow-width-before-the-normal-and-extended/18226/6 "2021-03-18T19:25:05Z")

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Yes.