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# Glyph Attributes

Attributes that are used only inside the glyph generation machinery, but must also be shared between components.

## Topics

### Attributes

[`var NSGlyphAttributeSoft: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGlyphAttributeSoft)

The glyph is soft.

[`var NSGlyphAttributeElastic: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGlyphAttributeElastic)

The glyph is elastic.

[`var NSGlyphAttributeBidiLevel: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGlyphAttributeBidiLevel)

The bidirectional level of the glyph.

[`var NSGlyphAttributeInscribe: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGlyphAttributeInscribe)

The glyph inscription attribute.


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