# \#component **URL:** https://forum.glyphsapp.com/tag/component/14.md [Latest](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/tags.md) --- ## [How to place multiple marks in relation to base glyph](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/how-to-place-multiple-marks-in-relation-to-base-glyph/35857)
**Author:** [@Boktypografen](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Boktypografen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/how-to-place-multiple-marks-in-relation-to-base-glyph/35857 "2026-10-11T14:29:22Z")
Hello! I have run in to a diacritics issue which I do not know how to resolve. I want to be able to put one diacritic above a glyph and a second one below the same glyph using anchor points. Logically, the placement of … --- ## [Corner component scaling](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-component-scaling/22050)
**Author:** [@miseroni](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/miseroni)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-component-scaling/22050 "2026-05-07T17:13:04Z")
Hello, I want to ask if it is considered intentional behaviour for a corner components in form of a left and right serif being scaled when manipulating the distance between the nodes in font info? In other words, when … --- ## [Corner components after Update](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-components-after-update/35541)
**Author:** [@DominikThieme](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/DominikThieme)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-components-after-update/35541 "2025-11-21T13:40:06Z")
Hey George, after the last update the Corner Component behavior changed. Am I forced to adjust this manual on all glyphs? See images before and after: Thanks in advance. Dom Old behavior: New behavior: --- ## [Corner component issue on outer corners of “V” shape](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-component-issue-on-outer-corners-of-v-shape/35400)
**Author:** [@agitakbulut](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/agitakbulut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-component-issue-on-outer-corners-of-v-shape/35400 "2025-10-26T17:54:40Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been working with a custom corner component that generally works perfectly across all letters. However, I’ve encountered a problem specifically with the outer corners of letters like V. I’m using two … --- ## [Variable Font with Round Corners component issue](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/variable-font-with-round-corners-component-issue/35378)
**Author:** [@NotAL](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/NotAL)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/variable-font-with-round-corners-component-issue/35378 "2025-10-23T15:38:56Z")
Hi all, i’m trying to desigin a variable font with rounded corner. I create a corner component for each master as shown in the picture, then applied to the 90° corners with center alignment. This seems not to work… --- ## [Exporting strokeshortcomb?](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/exporting-strokeshortcomb/35023)
**Author:** [@birdland](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/birdland)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/exporting-strokeshortcomb/35023 "2025-09-06T18:10:15Z")
I have created the bars for Eth, Hbar, Tbar, dcroat, hbar and tbar with \_smart.strokeshort, all with different smart component settings. Since »strokeshortcomb« has a Unicode value, I wonder if it is necessary/useful to… --- ## [Automatic aligning arabic dots and marks](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/automatic-aligning-arabic-dots-and-marks/34386)
**Author:** [@David1](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/David1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/automatic-aligning-arabic-dots-and-marks/34386 "2025-08-07T11:29:17Z")
Hey Gents, Can anyone help me to figure out what’s the issues with automatic aligning arabic dots and marks, as show in pics I tried to initiate “behDottles-ar” & “dotbelow-ar” to form the letter “beh-ar”, since I ha… --- ## [Issue with pixel font custom parameters](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/issue-with-pixel-font-custom-parameters/34129)
**Author:** [@reesederksen](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/reesederksen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/issue-with-pixel-font-custom-parameters/34129 "2025-07-22T00:50:35Z")
I recently updated my app to version 3.3.1 (3343) and now an old pixel font doesn’t export custom parameters properly. I haven’t changed the parameter code since I last worked on this file ~2 years ago, and it was workin… --- ## [Corner Component Preview](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-component-preview/33501)
**Author:** [@NoirSept](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/NoirSept)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/corner-component-preview/33501 "2025-05-12T08:03:05Z")
Hi! I would like to build a Slab with Corner Components. The three masters look good, but the preview shows something completely different. (Fortunately, the exported result is correct. But it is suboptimal for the desi… --- ## [Loopy/Misaligned Corner Components](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/loopy-misaligned-corner-components/31744)
**Author:** [@lnew](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/lnew)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/loopy-misaligned-corner-components/31744 "2024-10-08T23:19:32Z")
I am brand new to Glyphs and here I’m using the same corner component on the left and right here, but it’s not working on the right, it gets loopy or stretched. I can’t seem to figure out what is happening or find any go… --- ## [Unintended Layers in Glyphs Smart Components: Missing Setting or Work in Progress?](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/unintended-layers-in-glyphs-smart-components-missing-setting-or-work-in-progress/29464)
**Author:** [@erikyin](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/erikyin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/unintended-layers-in-glyphs-smart-components-missing-setting-or-work-in-progress/29464 "2024-04-17T16:07:44Z")
Hi, I’ve noticed that when I convert paths to components in Glyphs, it adds two unnamed layers to the new smart component glyph, and scales both the paths and components. However, these two layers are not named and aren’… --- ## [Guidance on serif component terminals for lowercase c?](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/guidance-on-serif-component-terminals-for-lowercase-c/29152)
**Author:** [@PJOnori](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/PJOnori)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/guidance-on-serif-component-terminals-for-lowercase-c/29152 "2024-03-23T00:14:29Z")
Hey there, I’m trying to add a terminal cap to a lowercase c - basically a simple ball at the end. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how to configure a component to achieve that. Should I even go that route? Any hel… --- ## [Variable font and lttr ink](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/variable-font-and-lttr-ink/28933)
**Author:** [@laurentGinoux](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/laurentGinoux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/variable-font-and-lttr-ink/28933 "2024-02-20T18:49:43Z")
Hello everyone, I have a ductus, a simple path, that i want tu use as a components in few different master (regular, bold, italic, optical size). So the first master gonna have somme lttr brush styles, the second also… --- ## [Segment component won’t apply to a glyph](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/segment-component-won-t-apply-to-a-glyph/28874)
**Author:** [@PaulEslage](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/PaulEslage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/segment-component-won-t-apply-to-a-glyph/28874 "2024-02-14T10:03:08Z")
Hey everyone, for a specific font idea I wanted to work with segment components. I set everything up as shown in the official tutorial but when I right click on a segment in the glyph and choose to apply a segment compo… --- ## [Color Component in Export](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/color-component-in-export/24633)
**Author:** [@amber](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/amber)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/color-component-in-export/24633 "2022-12-30T22:51:44Z")
Hello! First off, very quickly–I’m new here (well, newly created an account), though I have been tinkering with Glyphs for a while. I love this app! I am admittedly very much a novice at this but I have been trying to r… --- ## [About the Height and Width values of Smart Component](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/about-the-height-and-width-values-of-smart-component/20402)
**Author:** [@erikyin](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/erikyin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/about-the-height-and-width-values-of-smart-component/20402 "2022-10-10T01:41:30Z")
Hi, everyone I am using smart component to create a Chinese font, but I am troubled by adding layers ,height and width value setting character by character. Is there a faster way (or plug-in) that can help me deal with… --- ## [Smart filter: component laying over a component](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/smart-filter-component-laying-over-a-component/23517)
**Author:** [@arthurschwarz](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/arthurschwarz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/smart-filter-component-laying-over-a-component/23517 "2022-08-26T15:03:24Z")
Hi everyone! I’m trying to create a smart filter to look for glyphs containing at least two components laying on each other (there can be outlines too, but the main parameter is at least two components on each other.) F… --- ## [Adding a component into every single glyph](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-a-component-into-every-single-glyph/23419)
**Author:** [@andreygerasimov](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/andreygerasimov)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/adding-a-component-into-every-single-glyph/23419 "2022-08-17T16:00:40Z")
In order to resolve a problem of underline’s appearance on the web, I need to create a copy of a font with its every glyph having an underline. What’s the easiest way to do it? How do I quickly insert a line into every g… --- ## [Why is my Smart Components Menu Different than Tutorial?](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/why-is-my-smart-components-menu-different-than-tutorial/22346)
**Author:** [@lct10102](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/lct10102)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/why-is-my-smart-components-menu-different-than-tutorial/22346 "2022-04-23T06:40:38Z")
Hello, I am trying to learn how to use Smart Components in Glyphs 3 using this tutorial however when I get to the point where I set up the Smart Glyph settings, the Layers tab in my dialogue looks different from the one… --- ## [Accents shifting after hinting variable font in VTT](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/accents-shifting-after-hinting-variable-font-in-vtt/22342)
**Author:** [@eWalthert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/eWalthert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/accents-shifting-after-hinting-variable-font-in-vtt/22342 "2022-04-22T11:53:39Z")
Unfortunately the TrueType hints exported by Glyphs, for variable fonts, are still faulty. Therefore I have to hint fonts in Visual TrueType. If the fonts are produced with fontmake rather than Glyphs, that’s al fine. … --- ## [Choose Component doesn't show obvious options when typing for specific glyph](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/choose-component-doesnt-show-obvious-options-when-typing-for-specific-glyph/21030)
**Author:** [@brianbrubaker](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/brianbrubaker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/choose-component-doesnt-show-obvious-options-when-typing-for-specific-glyph/21030 "2021-12-10T17:47:31Z")
See attached screenshots. I’m on Glyphs 3.0.4 (3100), so just let me know if this isn’t an issue in the latest version. Let’s say I go to add a component to a glyph. I want to place the letter “A” as a component. If I t… --- ## [Decompose Brushes](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/decompose-brushes/20115)
**Author:** [@ButKo](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/ButKo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/decompose-brushes/20115 "2021-09-08T14:05:27Z")
When decompose Corner, Cap, Segment and Smart components, select ‘Decompose XXX component’ can get the adapted paths. However, to Decompose Brush will remove the brush only (get the original paths). Is there any way to… --- ## [Is it possible to make glyphs entirely from componets?](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-glyphs-entirely-from-componets/19300)
**Author:** [@kfdesign](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/kfdesign)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-glyphs-entirely-from-componets/19300 "2021-06-11T15:07:59Z")
Hello. Apologies for the newbie question. I’m using Glyphs 2.6.5. Is it possible to make glyphs entirely of components? I am making a font in which the vertical and horizontal strokes are made of multiple lines (stri… --- ## [Preview of components different than exported fonts](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/preview-of-components-different-than-exported-fonts/18444)
**Author:** [@DizajnDesign](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/DizajnDesign)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/preview-of-components-different-than-exported-fonts/18444 "2021-03-30T09:39:04Z")
Hello, I have noticed some issue with of previewing overlapped components. I made many glyphs out of components, because the font is very complex. But I did not notice the problem until recently – in inDesign (exporte… --- ## [Center components via script](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/center-components-via-script/17148)
**Author:** [@Ricard\_Garcia](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Ricard_Garcia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/center-components-via-script/17148 "2020-12-28T11:56:05Z")
Hello, I was reading the Glyphs documentation looking for a method I could apply to a layer with several layers. I would like to center all components in a layer using a script like the following button does: Thank y…