# (G4) Smart corner shifts when a new element pasted in

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/g4-smart-corner-shifts-when-a-new-element-pasted-in/37251>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/g4-smart-corner-shifts-when-a-new-element-pasted-in/37251 "2026-09-10T08:11:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Willie](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/willie/32/9819_2.png) [@Willie](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Willie)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/g4-smart-corner-shifts-when-a-new-element-pasted-in/37251/1 "2026-09-10T08:11:19Z")

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If two corners nodes share the same coordinate, and one has a smart corner with it, when another path is pasted in (or deleted), the corner component would shift to the other node. This change cannot be undo-ed.

I know that “nodes sharing the same coordinate” may be illegal, but in some cases I have to build such a composition. The shifted corner component might be a bug anyways.

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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, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/g4-smart-corner-shifts-when-a-new-element-pasted-in/37251/2 "2026-09-10T10:15:37Z")

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The shifting can’t really be avoided in all cases because of the way corners are attached to nodes and how they survive path operations (e.g. remove overlap).