<![CDATA[Some glyph data isn’t showing up in RoboFont]]>I have a couple of glyphs which I recently added to a project, but now don’t see data for in RoboFont – even though I do see data for these in a code editor and when the UFO is opened in GlyphsApp.

The glyph looks empty in RoboFont:
049a643f-932a-478f-88a7-55c0f4d56bd2-image.png

But the glyph shows data in a code editor:
94d81056-704e-419f-8b9d-e330d5393e01-image.png

And the outline appears in GlyphsApp:
bc3e851b-0ce0-4b76-97a3-0a773fdfa8c9-image.png

Even RoboFont Skateboard shows that these glyphs have data and are interpolatable:
7c8df842-62f6-48db-be54-eeea49eb72ff-image.png

The glyph also fails to build into a font.

What might be going wrong?

Extra context:

  • I’m in RoboFont Version 4.2 (build 2204191146)
  • I am using ufoNormalizer

Debugging steps so far

  • My first thought was that a Git merge may have left some Git syntax somewhere (e.g. <<<<<<), which could be disrupting the UFO. This has happened before, but I can’t find anything like that, this time.
  • I’ve tried opening it in the latest RF beta, RoboFont 4.3b beta 2205062222. Still looking empty.
]]>https://forum.robofont.com/topic/1036/some-glyph-data-isn-t-showing-up-in-robofontRSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 09:38:29 GMTThu, 26 May 2022 22:04:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Some glyph data isn’t showing up in RoboFont on Thu, 26 May 2022 22:18:49 GMT]]>I have a couple of glyphs which I recently added to a project, but now don’t see data for in RoboFont – even though I do see data for these in a code editor and when the UFO is opened in GlyphsApp.

The glyph looks empty in RoboFont:
049a643f-932a-478f-88a7-55c0f4d56bd2-image.png

But the glyph shows data in a code editor:
94d81056-704e-419f-8b9d-e330d5393e01-image.png

And the outline appears in GlyphsApp:
bc3e851b-0ce0-4b76-97a3-0a773fdfa8c9-image.png

Even RoboFont Skateboard shows that these glyphs have data and are interpolatable:
7c8df842-62f6-48db-be54-eeea49eb72ff-image.png

The glyph also fails to build into a font.

What might be going wrong?

Extra context:

  • I’m in RoboFont Version 4.2 (build 2204191146)
  • I am using ufoNormalizer

Debugging steps so far

  • My first thought was that a Git merge may have left some Git syntax somewhere (e.g. <<<<<<), which could be disrupting the UFO. This has happened before, but I can’t find anything like that, this time.
  • I’ve tried opening it in the latest RF beta, RoboFont 4.3b beta 2205062222. Still looking empty.
]]>https://forum.robofont.com/post/4060https://forum.robofont.com/post/4060Thu, 26 May 2022 22:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Some glyph data isn’t showing up in RoboFont on Thu, 26 May 2022 22:24:55 GMT]]>Hmm, well, I can copy-paste the .glif code into the glyph in RoboFont. It now appears, and git shows me that there isn’t much of a before/after change aside from one excluded guideline and some floating points that have been rounded.

Here’s a git diff:

--- a/sources/shantell--extrabold.ufo/glyphs/trianglerightblack.glif
+++ b/sources/shantell--extrabold.ufo/glyphs/trianglerightblack.glif
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                        <point x="90" y="-7"/>
                        <point x="155" y="-7" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
                        <point x="189" y="-7"/>
-                       <point x="215.7451490508" y="1.2923675778"/>
+                       <point x="216" y="1"/>
                        <point x="264" y="32" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
                        <point x="409" y="126"/>
                        <point x="628" y="188"/>
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
                        <point x="187" y="664"/>
                        <point x="187" y="618" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
                        <point x="187" y="572"/>
-                       <point x="206.9592983895" y="542.5839315538"/>
+                       <point x="207" y="543"/>
                        <point x="241" y="526" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
                        <point x="366" y="468"/>
-                       <point x="481.9279829436" y="392.6605925461"/>
+                       <point x="482" y="393"/>
                        <point x="560" y="296" type="curve"/>
                        <point x="536" y="390" type="line"/>
                        <point x="469" y="297"/>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                        <point x="225" y="213"/>
                        <point x="229" y="279"/>
                        <point x="229" y="343" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
-                       <point x="229" y="454.4080882353"/>
+                       <point x="229" y="454"/>
                        <point x="218" y="539"/>
                        <point x="218" y="616" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
                        <point x="218" y="680"/>
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
                        <point x="51" y="478"/>
                </contour>
        </outline>
-       <guideline name="capCenter" x="0" y="350" angle="0" identifier="lT1XZXDpQn"/>
        <lib>
                <dict>
                        <key>public.markColor</key>

Here’s a "before":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<glyph name="trianglerightblack" format="2">
	<unicode hex="25B6"/>
	<advance width="750"/>
	<outline>
		<contour>
			<point x="51" y="347" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="51" y="265"/>
			<point x="49" y="184"/>
			<point x="49" y="97" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="49" y="37"/>
			<point x="90" y="-7"/>
			<point x="155" y="-7" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="189" y="-7"/>
			<point x="215.7451490508" y="1.2923675778"/>
			<point x="264" y="32" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="409" y="126"/>
			<point x="628" y="188"/>
			<point x="704" y="292" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="718" y="310"/>
			<point x="724" y="324"/>
			<point x="724" y="345" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="724" y="369"/>
			<point x="716" y="383"/>
			<point x="700" y="403" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="599" y="525"/>
			<point x="459" y="620"/>
			<point x="328" y="681" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="300" y="695"/>
			<point x="285" y="697"/>
			<point x="271" y="697" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="221" y="697"/>
			<point x="187" y="664"/>
			<point x="187" y="618" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="187" y="572"/>
			<point x="206.9592983895" y="542.5839315538"/>
			<point x="241" y="526" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="366" y="468"/>
			<point x="481.9279829436" y="392.6605925461"/>
			<point x="560" y="296" type="curve"/>
			<point x="536" y="390" type="line"/>
			<point x="469" y="297"/>
			<point x="328" y="277"/>
			<point x="165" y="176" type="curve"/>
			<point x="224" y="153" type="line"/>
			<point x="225" y="213"/>
			<point x="229" y="279"/>
			<point x="229" y="343" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="229" y="454.4080882353"/>
			<point x="218" y="539"/>
			<point x="218" y="616" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="218" y="680"/>
			<point x="184" y="712"/>
			<point x="122" y="712" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="75" y="712"/>
			<point x="42" y="683"/>
			<point x="42" y="630" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="42" y="531"/>
			<point x="51" y="478"/>
		</contour>
	</outline>
	<guideline name="capCenter" x="0" y="350" angle="0" identifier="lT1XZXDpQn"/>
	<lib>
		<dict>
			<key>public.markColor</key>
			<string>0,0.95,0.95,0.25</string>
		</dict>
	</lib>
</glyph>

Here’s an "after":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<glyph name="trianglerightblack" format="2">
	<unicode hex="25B6"/>
	<advance width="750"/>
	<outline>
		<contour>
			<point x="51" y="347" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="51" y="265"/>
			<point x="49" y="184"/>
			<point x="49" y="97" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="49" y="37"/>
			<point x="90" y="-7"/>
			<point x="155" y="-7" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="189" y="-7"/>
			<point x="216" y="1"/>
			<point x="264" y="32" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="409" y="126"/>
			<point x="628" y="188"/>
			<point x="704" y="292" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="718" y="310"/>
			<point x="724" y="324"/>
			<point x="724" y="345" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="724" y="369"/>
			<point x="716" y="383"/>
			<point x="700" y="403" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="599" y="525"/>
			<point x="459" y="620"/>
			<point x="328" y="681" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="300" y="695"/>
			<point x="285" y="697"/>
			<point x="271" y="697" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="221" y="697"/>
			<point x="187" y="664"/>
			<point x="187" y="618" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="187" y="572"/>
			<point x="207" y="543"/>
			<point x="241" y="526" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="366" y="468"/>
			<point x="482" y="393"/>
			<point x="560" y="296" type="curve"/>
			<point x="536" y="390" type="line"/>
			<point x="469" y="297"/>
			<point x="328" y="277"/>
			<point x="165" y="176" type="curve"/>
			<point x="224" y="153" type="line"/>
			<point x="225" y="213"/>
			<point x="229" y="279"/>
			<point x="229" y="343" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="229" y="454"/>
			<point x="218" y="539"/>
			<point x="218" y="616" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="218" y="680"/>
			<point x="184" y="712"/>
			<point x="122" y="712" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="75" y="712"/>
			<point x="42" y="683"/>
			<point x="42" y="630" type="curve" smooth="yes"/>
			<point x="42" y="531"/>
			<point x="51" y="478"/>
		</contour>
	</outline>
	<lib>
		<dict>
			<key>public.markColor</key>
			<string>0,0.95,0.95,0.25</string>
		</dict>
	</lib>
</glyph>
]]>https://forum.robofont.com/post/4061https://forum.robofont.com/post/4061Thu, 26 May 2022 22:24:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Some glyph data isn’t showing up in RoboFont on Fri, 27 May 2022 07:32:32 GMT]]>I tried both .glif in RF and they work fine.
Was it maybe a sync issue with git?
Did you have to solve any diff conflict?

]]>https://forum.robofont.com/post/4062https://forum.robofont.com/post/4062Fri, 27 May 2022 07:32:32 GMT