# \#export **URL:** https://forum.glyphsapp.com/tag/export/27.md [Latest](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/tags.md) --- ## [Exporting variable inline font doesn't work …](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/exporting-variable-inline-font-doesnt-work/36634)
**Author:** [@Nyaz](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Nyaz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/exporting-variable-inline-font-doesnt-work/36634 "2026-07-07T18:44:14Z")
Hi :-)) I am working on an inline font (“Lichte Schrift”) for my Bachelor’s degree. The problem is that I cannot export it as a Variable Font, which was my original goal. The main project file is quite cluttered and th… --- ## [Glyphs stuck on export](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-stuck-on-export/36264)
**Author:** [@juliusross](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/juliusross)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-stuck-on-export/36264 "2026-05-02T23:52:57Z")
Hi, I have a font for which Glyphs3 is sometimes getting stuck on export with no errors (the export font dialog just stays forever). It is not always reliably reproducible; sometimes the export is fine and restarting G… --- ## [Trouble with exporting](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/trouble-with-exporting/35856)
**Author:** [@Dominika](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Dominika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/trouble-with-exporting/35856 "2026-04-21T09:04:23Z")
Hi I’m experiencing crazy issue – my typeface is not exporting. I was working on the same file for about a month, making small changes from time to time – and exporting from time to time. Exporting to a folder Files in… --- ## [Custom typeface exported from Glyphs not recognized by MS Word](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/custom-typeface-exported-from-glyphs-not-recognized-by-ms-word/35960)
**Author:** [@faber\_glyphs](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/faber_glyphs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/custom-typeface-exported-from-glyphs-not-recognized-by-ms-word/35960 "2026-03-10T16:57:29Z")
Hi everyone, I’m having trouble getting MS Word to recognize a new typeface I designed in Glyphs. Previous fonts I exported worked immediately without tweaking any settings. Could this be a font caching issue, or are the… --- ## [Text Tokens in localised family names fail during export](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/text-tokens-in-localised-family-names-fail-during-export/35809)
**Author:** [@Cozmic72](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Cozmic72)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/text-tokens-in-localised-family-names-fail-during-export/35809 "2026-01-31T17:27:39Z")
During development to prevent font cache issues and to make it easy to compare versions, I have set up a my instances to use “My Font Name {{{version}}}” as the localised family name. This shows up nicely in the Exports… --- ## [Kerning entries are dropped due to use of custom glyph order](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/kerning-entries-are-dropped-due-to-use-of-custom-glyph-order/35810)
**Author:** [@Cozmic72](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Cozmic72)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/kerning-entries-are-dropped-due-to-use-of-custom-glyph-order/35810 "2026-01-29T21:09:53Z")
I am developing a typeface with Shavian and Roman glyphs. My kerning groups are shared across the two scripts, as there are several letters with similar shapes, and the Latin kerning makes sense for Shavian too. I had … --- ## [Export won’t work](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/export-won-t-work/35802)
**Author:** [@Nyaz](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Nyaz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/export-won-t-work/35802 "2026-01-26T16:19:29Z")
I want to export a font i am working on right now (just to test it – its supposed to be variable \[I mean its later going to be just variable\]). But everytime i try this happens (see Screenshot). If i click on show –… --- ## [MakeOTF error / Glyph not in font](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/makeotf-error-glyph-not-in-font/35561)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_G](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Daniel_G)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/makeotf-error-glyph-not-in-font/35561 "2025-11-26T10:50:13Z")
Hi everyone, when trying to export the OTF’s of my current font project it I receive the MakeOTF error “Glyph “zero” not in font.” in Class Numbers in line: 1 The troubleshooting article says the actual mistake might b… --- ## [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… --- ## [Variable Font won't export, saying "Invalid Character “.”" Found in: feature 'rlig'](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/variable-font-wont-export-saying-invalid-character-found-in-feature-rlig/30539)
**Author:** [@danielgrumer](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/danielgrumer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/variable-font-wont-export-saying-invalid-character-found-in-feature-rlig/30539 "2025-06-30T20:47:29Z")
Exporting variable font with weight axis. This issue came up after adding several alternate layers \[wght \> 800\] --- ## [Can not export due to hinting problems (error 190)](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/can-not-export-due-to-hinting-problems-error-190/33526)
**Author:** [@colourphilosophy](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/colourphilosophy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/can-not-export-due-to-hinting-problems-error-190/33526 "2025-05-12T19:10:26Z")
Hi there, I am encountering this issue when I export my Chinese font. I didn’t select ‘auto hint’ when exporting, but I get this ‘The glyph XXX contains a lot hints (190). This can’t be exported.’ How can I solve this pr… --- ## [Glyphs crashes when exporting with "Keep Glyphs" CP](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-crashes-when-exporting-with-keep-glyphs-cp/33388)
**Author:** [@ce.jota](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/ce.jota)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/glyphs-crashes-when-exporting-with-keep-glyphs-cp/33388 "2025-04-20T22:36:23Z")
Hi! I’m trying to export a trial font using “Keep Glyphs” Custom Parameter and the app crashes. My Glyphs version is 3.3.1 (3343) running in macOS Monterey. Why might this error be occurring? I set this CP in just one… --- ## [Can't export due to hinting problem](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cant-export-due-to-hinting-problem/33183)
**Author:** [@MorulaType](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/MorulaType)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cant-export-due-to-hinting-problem/33183 "2025-03-28T11:44:15Z")
Hi Forum! I’m exporting a pretty big family and Glyphs won’t generate the .otfs due to a problem while autohinting some characters. I think there’s an issue with the corner components because the same font without serif… --- ## [Instance and export problems](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/instance-and-export-problems/32695)
**Author:** [@Jakko](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Jakko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/instance-and-export-problems/32695 "2025-02-04T19:10:06Z")
I’m running into a couple of export problems I can’t find a solution to, probably due to my inexperience with Glyphs 3 (I used version 1, but that was long ago and this bit seems to have changed since then). Let me star… --- ## [Do i need the instances for non-variable font?](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/do-i-need-the-instances-for-non-variable-font/32423)
**Author:** [@scd876](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/scd876)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/do-i-need-the-instances-for-non-variable-font/32423 "2025-01-02T19:30:20Z")
I finished designing a font and when i was exporting it, i ran into an issue of the font not exporting. I did some search on this forum and realized i needed to set up the weight axes, map the 3 masters to different valu… --- ## [Issue with exporting fonts using ROS Adobe-Identity-0](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/issue-with-exporting-fonts-using-ros-adobe-identity-0/32371)
**Author:** [@Jin](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Jin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/issue-with-exporting-fonts-using-ros-adobe-identity-0/32371 "2024-12-27T14:12:33Z")
When attempting to export a font with the ROS set to Adobe-Identity-0, the following error occurs: tx: file error \ \[cidfont.ps\] tx: fatal error This issue can be reproduced with these steps: … --- ## [Export variable font when not all masters are done](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/export-variable-font-when-not-all-masters-are-done/31666)
**Author:** [@casouri](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/casouri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/export-variable-font-when-not-all-masters-are-done/31666 "2024-10-02T16:46:25Z")
Apologies if this has been asked before, I couldn’t find anything similar on the internet. So I finished regular weight, and added another master, black. Now almost all the glyphs shows a warning saying “layers in this … --- ## [Expected “;” after mark class definition](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/expected-after-mark-class-definition/31582)
**Author:** [@michaelastaton](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/michaelastaton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/expected-after-mark-class-definition/31582 "2024-09-23T22:12:56Z")
Hi all, I’m running into this error when I try to export a variable font, but I can’t find the exact problem in the feature code: “Expected “;” after mark class definition.” Any advice on how to proceed? Thanks so mu… --- ## [Kerning changes as I type using Exported font](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/kerning-changes-as-i-type-using-exported-font/31340)
**Author:** [@jamusss](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/jamusss)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/kerning-changes-as-i-type-using-exported-font/31340 "2024-09-01T15:45:08Z")
When I export my font and test it in Illustrator or InDesign the kerning changes as I type. For example, if I type the word “Test”, “Tes” will type with correct kerning, but then when I type the last “t” it will push bac… --- ## [Remove Glyphs not updating OpenType class content](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/remove-glyphs-not-updating-opentype-class-content/29853)
**Author:** [@Ricard\_Garcia](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Ricard_Garcia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/remove-glyphs-not-updating-opentype-class-content/29853 "2024-08-04T01:45:53Z")
Hello, I’m working on the final phase of a project and I want to use Remove Glyphs’ custom parameter on each exported instance since I want the client to have each static file as clean as possible. I’ve added the follo… --- ## [Mark class definition - export Error](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/mark-class-definition-export-error/30815)
**Author:** [@khhipashvili](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/khhipashvili)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/mark-class-definition-export-error/30815 "2024-07-21T13:07:33Z")
Hey Guys! I’m having problem exporting the font file, but I can’t find the exact problem in the mark class feature. How can I fix it? thanks in advance. --- ## [Unable to change 'head' and 'CFF' version number on export](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/unable-to-change-head-and-cff-version-number-on-export/30850)
**Author:** [@TypeKitchen](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/TypeKitchen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/unable-to-change-head-and-cff-version-number-on-export/30850 "2024-07-21T13:01:27Z")
I see that it is possible to change the version string when exporting a font but that only affects the version string in name ID5 under the ‘name’ table. I inspected the exported fonts using DTL OTMaster. There doesn’t s… --- ## [Font won't export — no error message](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/font-wont-export-no-error-message/30503)
**Author:** [@Dumble](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Dumble)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/font-wont-export-no-error-message/30503 "2024-06-22T18:08:05Z")
Hello there I’ve just completed my first font, but am having difficulty exporting. When I export the font, nothing happens, no error message, nothing. And it does not download. The only help articles I’ve found on this… --- ## [About Variable Font Origin and the font file size](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/about-variable-font-origin-and-the-font-file-size/30350)
**Author:** [@DrayZhang](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/DrayZhang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/about-variable-font-origin-and-the-font-file-size/30350 "2024-06-13T02:55:46Z")
The Glyphs handbook says “Since the regular master tents to sit in the center of the designspace, it requires more deltas to describe the other masters. This increases the font file size compared to picking a corner mast… --- ## [Everytime i try to export the font i get this message, and it refuses to update on indesign](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/everytime-i-try-to-export-the-font-i-get-this-message-and-it-refuses-to-update-on-indesign/30282)
**Author:** [@ammagem](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/ammagem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/everytime-i-try-to-export-the-font-i-get-this-message-and-it-refuses-to-update-on-indesign/30282 "2024-06-05T09:22:43Z")