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<h4 class="appendixsubsec">B.8.1 Font</h4>
<dl>
<dt><code>\abs-fontsize</code> <var>size</var> (number) <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cabs_002dfontsize-2841"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cabs_002dfontsize-2842"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cabs_002dfontsize-2843"></a>Use <var>size</var> as the absolute font size to display <var>arg</var>.
Adjust baseline skip and word space accordingly.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default text font size
\hspace #2
\abs-fontsize #16 { text font size 16 }
\hspace #2
\abs-fontsize #12 { text font size 12 }
}
</pre>
<p>
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<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../70/lily-a5d458f0.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\bigger</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cbigger-2844"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cbigger-2845"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cbigger-2846"></a>Increase the font size relative to current setting.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\huge {
huge
\hspace #2
\bigger {
bigger
}
\hspace #2
huge
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../ea/lily-18448426.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../ea/lily-18448426.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\bold</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cbold-2847"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cbold-2848"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cbold-2849"></a>Switch to bold font-series.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\bold
bold
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../a3/lily-3fb7949b.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../a3/lily-3fb7949b.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\box</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cbox-2850"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cbox-2851"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cbox-2852"></a>
<a name="index-enclosing-text-within-a-box-2853"></a>
Draw a box round <var>arg</var>. Looks at <code>thickness</code>,
<code>box-padding</code> and <code>font-size</code> properties to determine line
thickness and padding around the markup.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\override #'(box-padding . 0.5)
\box
\line { V. S. }
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../39/lily-47de6c9b.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../39/lily-47de6c9b.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>box-padding</code> (0.2)
<li><code>font-size</code> (0)
<li><code>thickness</code> (1)
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\caps</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005ccaps-2854"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ccaps-2855"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005ccaps-2856"></a>Copy of the <code>\smallCaps</code> command.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\caps {
Text in small caps
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../d7/lily-f9d84fe0.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../d7/lily-f9d84fe0.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\dynamic</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cdynamic-2857"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cdynamic-2858"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cdynamic-2859"></a>Use the dynamic font. This font only contains <b>s</b>, <b>f</b>, <b>m</b>,
<b>z</b>, <b>p</b>, and <b>r</b>. When producing phrases, like
‘più <b>f</b>’, the normal words (like ‘più’) should be
done in a different font. The recommended font for this is bold and italic.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\dynamic {
sfzp
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../f9/lily-ecf37c23.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../f9/lily-ecf37c23.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\finger</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cfinger-2860"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cfinger-2861"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cfinger-2862"></a>Set the argument as small numbers.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\finger {
1 2 3 4 5
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../e0/lily-8b081334.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../e0/lily-8b081334.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\fontCaps</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cfontCaps-2863"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cfontCaps-2864"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cfontCaps-2865"></a>Set <code>font-shape</code> to <code>caps</code>
<p>Note: <code>\fontCaps</code> requires the installation and selection of
fonts which support the <code>caps</code> font shape.
<br><dt><code>\fontsize</code> <var>increment</var> (number) <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cfontsize-2866"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cfontsize-2867"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cfontsize-2868"></a>Add <var>increment</var> to the font-size. Adjust baseline skip accordingly.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\fontsize #-1.5
smaller
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../6e/lily-c6626b4f.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../6e/lily-c6626b4f.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>baseline-skip</code> (2)
<li><code>word-space</code> (1)
<li><code>font-size</code> (0)
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\huge</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005chuge-2869"></a><a name="index-g_t_005chuge-2870"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005chuge-2871"></a>Set font size to +2.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\huge
huge
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../ae/lily-a2101a00.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../ae/lily-a2101a00.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\italic</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005citalic-2872"></a><a name="index-g_t_005citalic-2873"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005citalic-2874"></a>Use italic <code>font-shape</code> for <var>arg</var>.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\italic
italic
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../0a/lily-9ad99e9f.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../0a/lily-9ad99e9f.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\large</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005clarge-2875"></a><a name="index-g_t_005clarge-2876"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005clarge-2877"></a>Set font size to +1.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\large
large
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../e4/lily-d029ba12.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../e4/lily-d029ba12.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\larger</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005clarger-2878"></a><a name="index-g_t_005clarger-2879"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005clarger-2880"></a>Copy of the <code>\bigger</code> command.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\larger
larger
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../e5/lily-cda39493.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../e5/lily-cda39493.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\magnify</code> <var>sz</var> (number) <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cmagnify-2881"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cmagnify-2882"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cmagnify-2883"></a>
<a name="index-magnifying-text-2884"></a>
Set the font magnification for its argument. In the following
example, the middle A is 10% larger:
<pre class="example"> A \magnify #1.1 { A } A
</pre>
<p>Note: Magnification only works if a font name is explicitly selected.
Use <code>\fontsize</code> otherwise.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\magnify #1.5 {
50% larger
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../62/lily-92b9ad45.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../62/lily-92b9ad45.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\medium</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cmedium-2885"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cmedium-2886"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cmedium-2887"></a>Switch to medium font series (in contrast to bold).
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\bold {
some bold text
\hspace #2
\medium {
medium font series
}
\hspace #2
bold again
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../0c/lily-7b447ab5.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../0c/lily-7b447ab5.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\normal-size-sub</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dsize_002dsub-2888"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dsize_002dsub-2889"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dsize_002dsub-2890"></a>
<a name="index-setting-subscript-in-standard-font-size-2891"></a>
Set <var>arg</var> in subscript, in a normal font size.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\normal-size-sub {
subscript in standard size
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../f3/lily-f28bd5a3.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../f3/lily-f28bd5a3.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>baseline-skip</code>
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\normal-size-super</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dsize_002dsuper-2892"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dsize_002dsuper-2893"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dsize_002dsuper-2894"></a>
<a name="index-setting-superscript-in-standard-font-size-2895"></a>
Set <var>arg</var> in superscript with a normal font size.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\normal-size-super {
superscript in standard size
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../8b/lily-5c2d9b79.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../8b/lily-5c2d9b79.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>baseline-skip</code>
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\normal-text</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dtext-2896"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dtext-2897"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cnormal_002dtext-2898"></a>Set all font related properties (except the size) to get the default
normal text font, no matter what font was used earlier.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\huge \bold \sans \caps {
Some text with font overrides
\hspace #2
\normal-text {
Default text, same font-size
}
\hspace #2
More text as before
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../38/lily-89daffcc.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../38/lily-89daffcc.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\normalsize</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cnormalsize-2899"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cnormalsize-2900"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cnormalsize-2901"></a>Set font size to default.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\teeny {
this is very small
\hspace #2
\normalsize {
normal size
}
\hspace #2
teeny again
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../09/lily-5624dece.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../09/lily-5624dece.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\number</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cnumber-2902"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cnumber-2903"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cnumber-2904"></a>Set font family to <code>number</code>, which yields the font used for
time signatures and fingerings. This font only contains numbers and
some punctuation. It doesn't have any letters.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\number {
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . ,
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../a2/lily-e9448a7f.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../a2/lily-e9448a7f.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\roman</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005croman-2905"></a><a name="index-g_t_005croman-2906"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005croman-2907"></a>Set font family to <code>roman</code>.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\sans \bold {
sans serif, bold
\hspace #2
\roman {
text in roman font family
}
\hspace #2
return to sans
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../71/lily-c7f4285a.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../71/lily-c7f4285a.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\sans</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csans-2908"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csans-2909"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csans-2910"></a>Switch to the sans serif family.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\sans {
sans serif
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../84/lily-7f5241e0.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../84/lily-7f5241e0.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\simple</code> <var>str</var> (string)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csimple-2911"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csimple-2912"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csimple-2913"></a>
<a name="index-simple-text-strings-2914"></a>
A simple text string; <code>\markup { foo }</code> is equivalent with
<code>\markup { \simple #"foo" }</code>.
<p>Note: for creating standard text markup or defining new markup commands,
the use of <code>\simple</code> is unnecessary.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\simple #"simple"
\simple #"text"
\simple #"strings"
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../e0/lily-350dc744.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../e0/lily-350dc744.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\small</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csmall-2915"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csmall-2916"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csmall-2917"></a>Set font size to -1.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\small
small
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../31/lily-28e734ce.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../31/lily-28e734ce.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\smallCaps</code> <var>text</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csmallCaps-2918"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csmallCaps-2919"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csmallCaps-2920"></a>Emit <var>arg</var> as small caps.
<p>Note: <code>\smallCaps</code> does not support accented characters.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\smallCaps {
Text in small caps
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../55/lily-1606b9d4.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../55/lily-1606b9d4.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\smaller</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csmaller-2921"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csmaller-2922"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csmaller-2923"></a>Decrease the font size relative to current setting.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\fontsize #3.5 {
some large text
\hspace #2
\smaller {
a bit smaller
}
\hspace #2
more large text
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../c4/lily-28e4b8db.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../c4/lily-28e4b8db.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\sub</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csub-2924"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csub-2925"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csub-2926"></a>
<a name="index-subscript-text-2927"></a>
Set <var>arg</var> in subscript.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\concat {
H
\sub {
2
}
O
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../c3/lily-333e18ba.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../c3/lily-333e18ba.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>baseline-skip</code>
<li><code>font-size</code> (0)
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\super</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005csuper-2928"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csuper-2929"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005csuper-2930"></a>
<a name="index-superscript-text-2931"></a>
Raising and lowering texts can be done with <code>\super</code> and
<code>\sub</code>:
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
E =
\concat {
mc
\super
2
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../ef/lily-7fba8dcb.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../ef/lily-7fba8dcb.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>baseline-skip</code>
<li><code>font-size</code> (0)
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\teeny</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cteeny-2932"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cteeny-2933"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cteeny-2934"></a>Set font size to -3.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\teeny
teeny
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../ae/lily-3a9fe6a9.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../ae/lily-3a9fe6a9.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\text</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005ctext-2935"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ctext-2936"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005ctext-2937"></a>Use a text font instead of music symbol or music alphabet font.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\number {
1, 2,
\text {
three, four,
}
5
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../3b/lily-b3365f15.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../3b/lily-b3365f15.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\tiny</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005ctiny-2938"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ctiny-2939"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005ctiny-2940"></a>Set font size to -2.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\tiny
tiny
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../42/lily-6bfaaab3.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../42/lily-6bfaaab3.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\typewriter</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005ctypewriter-2941"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ctypewriter-2942"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005ctypewriter-2943"></a>Use <code>font-family</code> typewriter for <var>arg</var>.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\typewriter
typewriter
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../6a/lily-232f2dd5.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../6a/lily-232f2dd5.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<br><dt><code>\underline</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cunderline-2944"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cunderline-2945"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cunderline-2946"></a>
<a name="index-underlining-text-2947"></a>
Underline <var>arg</var>. Looks at <code>thickness</code> to determine line
thickness and y offset.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
default
\hspace #2
\override #'(thickness . 2)
\underline {
underline
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../a7/lily-96c7a31a.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../a7/lily-96c7a31a.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Used properties:
<ul>
<li><code>thickness</code> (1)
</ul>
<br><dt><code>\upright</code> <var>arg</var> (markup)<dd><a name="index-g_t_005cupright-2948"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cupright-2949"></a>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cupright-2950"></a>Set font shape to <code>upright</code>. This is the opposite of <code>italic</code>.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\italic {
italic text
\hspace #2
\upright {
upright text
}
\hspace #2
italic again
}
}
</pre>
<p>
<a href="../42/lily-8cfddb21.ly">
<img align="middle"
border="0" src="../42/lily-8cfddb21.png" alt="[image of music]">
</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
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