# Adding Instances – Variable Font

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255 "2026-09-10T13:48:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![knikola](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/knikola/32/4343_2.png) [@knikola](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/knikola)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255/1 "2026-09-10T13:48:32Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m working on a Variable font — one G4 file for the Upright and the other G4 file for Italic.

It would be really handy if I could just copy the instances from the Upright Font Info to Italic and the “Italic” just gets inserted automatically to the _Style Name_. And _Style Linking_ could also be set automatically with the same command. 😁

It is cumbersome to set 45 instances for the Upright and than to do it all over again for the Italic.

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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:** [September 10, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255/2 "2026-09-10T16:11:57Z")

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Adding a but to the instance name is easy with a script.

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**Author:** ![knikola](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/knikola/32/4343_2.png) [@knikola](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/knikola)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255/3 "2026-09-10T19:13:18Z")

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OK, I did not realize that I can just copy/paste instances from the Upright to Italic, I was expecting an _Import_ button. Adding “Italic” is quick and easy after pasting. The only thing that did not get translated were the External Coordinates — copy should include that info also.

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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:** [September 10, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255/4 "2026-09-10T21:15:36Z")

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I fixed the external coordinates.

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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:** [September 16, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255/6 "2026-09-16T22:10:25Z")

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how do you think that would be triggered. What is an “Italic” font?

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**Author:** ![knikola](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/knikola/32/4343_2.png) [@knikola](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/knikola)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-instances-variable-font/37255/7 "2026-09-17T07:11:15Z")

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Right here in Font Info \> Exports, it could say something like “Copy Instances from Upright and append Italic”.

 ![Screenshot 2026-09-17 at 09.06.32](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/e/6efe0bacb45ccb49af1abcdef73b990134068469.jpeg)