# Strange green contour-line omnipresent in all glyphs

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/strange-green-contour-line-omnipresent-in-all-glyphs/37290>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/strange-green-contour-line-omnipresent-in-all-glyphs/37290 "2026-09-16T13:41:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![KasperPSR](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/kasperpsr/32/4786_2.png) [@KasperPSR](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/KasperPSR)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/strange-green-contour-line-omnipresent-in-all-glyphs/37290/1 "2026-09-16T13:41:18Z")

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There’s this green contour from my X-glyph showing in all glyphs. Bug or feature? Relaunching glyphs makes it go away 🙂

 ![Screenshot 2026-09-16 at 15.36.59](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/5/652862c095cd225e3e8a41908974b827012a1048.jpeg)

 ![Screenshot 2026-09-16 at 15.37.18](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/9/5950d839d4254a1391539f670ee68462b2e56db7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SCarewe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/scarewe/32/18952_2.png) [@SCarewe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/SCarewe)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/strange-green-contour-line-omnipresent-in-all-glyphs/37290/2 "2026-09-16T14:07:26Z")

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This happens when you run the Simplify filter.

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**Author:** ![KasperPSR](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/kasperpsr/32/4786_2.png) [@KasperPSR](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/KasperPSR)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/strange-green-contour-line-omnipresent-in-all-glyphs/37290/3 "2026-09-16T14:20:50Z")

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yeah just tested. it does indeed, even creates the green shape if you don’t confirm/apply the filter

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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, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/strange-green-contour-line-omnipresent-in-all-glyphs/37290/4 "2026-09-16T22:28:30Z")

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Fixed it. Thanks.