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This is done using <code>side-position-interface</code>. The page for this interface says <blockquote> <code>side-position-interface</code> <p>Position a victim object (this one) next to other objects (the support). The property <code>direction</code> signifies where to put the victim object relative to the support (left or right, up or down?) </blockquote> <p><a name="index-padding-2675"></a>Below this description, the variable <code>padding</code> is described as <blockquote> <dl> <dt><code>padding</code><dd>(dimension, in staff space) <p>Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other. </dl> </blockquote> <p>By increasing the value of <code>padding</code>, we can move the fingering away from the note head. The following command inserts 3 staff spaces of white between the note and the fingering: <pre class="example">\once \override Voice.Fingering #'padding = #3 </pre> <p>Inserting this command before the Fingering object is created, i.e., before <code>c2</code>, yields the following result: <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \once \override Voice.Fingering #'padding = #3 c-2 \stemUp f </pre> <p> <a href="../c9/lily-a7882b89.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../c9/lily-a7882b89.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In this case, the context for this tweak is <code>Voice</code>. 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