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<h5 class="subsubsection">1.8.2.2 Selecting font and font size</h5>
<p><a name="index-font-switching-1726"></a><a name="index-g_t_005citalic-1727"></a><a name="index-g_t_005citalic-1728"></a>
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<p>Basic font switching is supported in markup mode:
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{
d1^\markup {
\bold { Più mosso }
\italic { non troppo \underline Vivo }
}
r2 r4 r8
d,_\markup { \italic quasi \smallCaps Tromba }
f1 d2 r
}
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<p><a name="index-font-size-1733"></a><a name="index-text-size-1734"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cfontsize-1735"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cfontsize-1736"></a>
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<a name="index-g_t_005clarger-1739"></a><a name="index-g_t_005clarger-1740"></a>
<a name="index-g_t_005cbigger-1741"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cbigger-1742"></a>
<a name="index-g_t_005cmagnify-1743"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cmagnify-1744"></a>
<p>The size of the characters can also be altered in different ways:
<ul>
<li>the font size can be defined to an absolute value,
<li>predefined commands allow to easily select standard sizes,
<li>the font size can also be changed relatively to its previous value.
</ul>
<p class="noindent">The following example demonstrates these three methods:
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<pre class="verbatim">
{
f1^\markup { \fontsize #5 Sinfonia }
a,_\markup {
\tiny espressivo
\large e
\normalsize intenso
}
bes^\markup { (con
\larger grande
\smaller emozione
\magnify #0.6 { e sentimento } )
}
d c2 r8 c bes a g1
}
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<p>Text may be printed as subscript or superscript. By default
these are printed in a smaller size, but a normal size can be used as well:
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<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\column {
\line { 1 \super st movement }
\line { 1 \normal-size-super st movement
\sub { (part two) } }
}
}
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<p><a name="index-font-families-1751"></a>
The markup mode provides an easy way to select alternate
font families. The default serif font, of roman type, is
automatically selected unless specified otherwise: on the
last line of the following example, there is no difference
between the first and the second word.
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<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\column {
\line { Act \number 1 }
\line { \sans { Scene I. } }
\line { \typewriter { Verona. An open place. } }
\line { Enter \roman Valentine and Proteus. }
}
}
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<p class="noindent">Some of these font families, used for specific items
such as numbers or dynamics, do not provide all
characters, as mentioned in <a href="New-dynamic-marks.html#New-dynamic-marks">New dynamic marks</a> and
<a href="Manual-repeat-marks.html#Manual-repeat-marks">Manual repeat marks</a>.
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<p>When used inside a word, some font-switching or formatting
commands may produce an unwanted blank space. This can
easily be solved by concatenating the text elements together:
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\markup {
\column {
\line {
\concat { 1 \super st }
movement
}
\line {
\concat { \dynamic p , }
\italic { con dolce espressione }
}
}
}
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<p>An exhaustive list of font-switching, font-size
and font-families related commands can be found in <a href="Font.html#Font">Font</a>.
<p>Defining custom font sets is also possible, as explained in
<a href="Fonts.html#Fonts">Fonts</a>.
<p class="noindent">
<h5 class="subsubheading">Predefined commands</h5>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cteeny-1752"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cteeny-1753"></a>
<a name="index-g_t_005ctiny-1754"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ctiny-1755"></a>
<a name="index-g_t_005csmall-1756"></a><a name="index-g_t_005csmall-1757"></a>
<a name="index-g_t_005cnormalsize-1758"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cnormalsize-1759"></a>
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<a name="index-g_t_005chuge-1762"></a><a name="index-g_t_005chuge-1763"></a>
<code>\teeny</code>,
<code>\tiny</code>,
<code>\small</code>,
<code>\normalsize</code>,
<code>\large</code>,
<code>\huge</code>.
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