# Change of behaviour Alt+Delete

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/change-of-behaviour-alt-delete/37603>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/change-of-behaviour-alt-delete/37603 "2026-11-12T12:35:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lettersfromswe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/lettersfromswe/32/9228_2.png) [@lettersfromswe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/lettersfromswe)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/change-of-behaviour-alt-delete/37603/1 "2026-11-12T12:35:01Z")

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In Glyphs 3 there was a very handy way, that if you deleted a path segment with ALT pressed, it removed what you selected and created an open path. In Glyphs 4 you need to cut (Cmd+X) the area to have the same result, which is a bit annoying. Can we have same behaviour please?

 ![Skärmavbild 2026-11-12 kl. 13.31.39](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/8/688f17a554339b60d337976983b2e438d0df40aa.png)

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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:** [November 12, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/change-of-behaviour-alt-delete/37603/2 "2026-11-12T12:41:31Z")

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that is Shift+delete now. Option+delete is “Delete in all masters”, now (as many more “Option+” shortcuts do “in all masters”).

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**Author:** ![lettersfromswe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/lettersfromswe/32/9228_2.png) [@lettersfromswe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/lettersfromswe)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/change-of-behaviour-alt-delete/37603/3 "2026-11-12T12:52:29Z")

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Ah, makes sense! Thanks.