# Glyphs 4 insert slash / when pasting /Placeholder

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-4-insert-slash-when-pasting-placeholder/37091>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [August 22, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-4-insert-slash-when-pasting-placeholder/37091 "2026-08-22T12:35:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![wolphtype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/wolphtype/32/34268_2.png) [@wolphtype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/wolphtype)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-4-insert-slash-when-pasting-placeholder/37091/1 "2026-08-22T12:35:05Z")

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Hello,

When I paste text that includes a placeholder copied from Glyphs 4, a slash appears after the placeholder.

In this image, the second line is what I copied (nn/Placeholder nnoo/Placeholder oo), and the third line is the text I pasted.

 ![CleanShot 2026-08-22 at 14.31.11@2x](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/d/1dc715ea71eab5539f100df6b4bd893d4a3d1199.png)

Glyphs 4100

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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:** [August 22, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-4-insert-slash-when-pasting-placeholder/37091/2 "2026-08-22T13:05:13Z")

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Thanks for the report. I fixed it.

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**Author:** ![wolphtype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/wolphtype/32/34268_2.png) [@wolphtype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/wolphtype)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-4-insert-slash-when-pasting-placeholder/37091/3 "2026-08-22T13:07:26Z")

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Great, thanks Georg!