GNU LilyPond – Manuel de notation: A.11.1 Font

### A.11.1 Font

`\abs-fontsize` size (number) arg (markup)

  Use size as the absolute font size (in points) to display arg. Adjusts `baseline-skip` and `word-space` accordingly.

  >     \markup {
  >       default text font size
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \abs-fontsize #16 { text font size 16 }
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \abs-fontsize #12 { text font size 12 }
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `baseline-skip` (3)
  - `word-space` (0.6)
`\bold` arg (markup)

  Switch to bold font-series.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \bold
  >       bold
  >     }

`\box` arg (markup)

  Draw a box round arg. Looks at `thickness`, `box-padding` and `font-size` properties to determine line thickness and padding around the markup.

  >     \markup {
  >       \override #'(box-padding . 0.5)
  >       \box
  >       \line { V. S. }
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `box-padding` (0.2)
  - `font-size` (0)
  - `thickness` (1)
`\caps` arg (markup)

  Copy of the `\smallCaps` command.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \caps {
  >         Text in small caps
  >       }
  >     }

`\dynamic` arg (markup)

  Use the dynamic font. This font only contains s, f, m, z, p, and r. When producing phrases, like ‘più f’, the normal words (like ‘più’) should be done in a different font. The recommended font for this is bold and italic.

  >     \markup {
  >       \dynamic {
  >         sfzp
  >       }
  >     }

`\finger` arg (markup)

  Set arg as small numbers.

  >     \markup {
  >       \finger {
  >         1 2 3 4 5
  >       }
  >     }

`\fontCaps` arg (markup)

  Set `font-shape` to `caps`

  Note: `\fontCaps` requires the installation and selection of fonts which support the `caps` font shape.

`\fontsize` increment (number) arg (markup)

  Add increment to the font-size. Adjusts `baseline-skip` accordingly.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \fontsize #-1.5
  >       smaller
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `baseline-skip` (2)
  - `word-space` (1)
  - `font-size` (0)
`\huge` arg (markup)

  Set font size to +2.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \huge
  >       huge
  >     }

`\italic` arg (markup)

  Use italic `font-shape` for arg.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \italic
  >       italic
  >     }

`\large` arg (markup)

  Set font size to +1.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \large
  >       large
  >     }

`\larger` arg (markup)

  Increase the font size relative to the current setting.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \larger
  >       larger
  >     }

`\magnify` sz (number) arg (markup)

  Set the font magnification for its argument. In the following example, the middle A is 10% larger:

  >     A \magnify #1.1 { A } A

  Note: Magnification only works if a font name is explicitly selected. Use `\fontsize` otherwise.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \magnify #1.5 {
  >         50% larger
  >       }
  >     }

`\medium` arg (markup)

  Switch to medium font-series (in contrast to bold).

  >     \markup {
  >       \bold {
  >         some bold text
  >         \hspace #2
  >         \medium {
  >           medium font series
  >         }
  >         \hspace #2
  >         bold again
  >       }
  >     }

`\normal-size-sub` arg (markup)

  Set arg in subscript with a normal font size.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \normal-size-sub {
  >         subscript in standard size
  >       }
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `font-size` (0)
`\normal-size-super` arg (markup)

  Set arg in superscript with a normal font size.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \normal-size-super {
  >         superscript in standard size
  >       }
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `font-size` (0)
`\normal-text` arg (markup)

  Set all font related properties (except the size) to get the default normal text font, no matter what font was used earlier.

  >     \markup {
  >       \huge \bold \sans \caps {
  >         huge bold sans caps
  >         \hspace #2
  >         \normal-text {
  >           huge normal
  >         }
  >         \hspace #2
  >         as before
  >       }
  >     }

`\normalsize` arg (markup)

  Set font size to default.

  >     \markup {
  >       \teeny {
  >         this is very small
  >         \hspace #2
  >         \normalsize {
  >           normal size
  >         }
  >         \hspace #2
  >         teeny again
  >       }
  >     }

`\number` arg (markup)

  Set font family to `number`, which yields the font used for time signatures and fingerings. This font contains numbers and some punctuation; it has no letters.

  >     \markup {
  >       \number {
  >         0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . ,
  >       }
  >     }

`\overtie` arg (markup)

  Overtie arg.

  >     \markup \line {
  >       \overtie "overtied"
  >       \override #'((offset . 5) (thickness . 1))
  >       \overtie "overtied"
  >       \override #'((offset . 1) (thickness . 5))
  >       \overtie "overtied"
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `shorten-pair` ((0 . 0))
  - `height-limit` (0.7)
  - `direction` (1)
  - `offset` (2)
  - `thickness` (1)
`\replace` replacements (list) arg (markup)

  Used to automatically replace a string by another in the markup arg. Each pair of the alist replacements specifies what should be replaced. The `key` is the string to be replaced by the `value` string.

  >     \markup \replace #'(("thx" . "Thanks!")) thx

  Used properties:

  - `replacement-alist`
`\roman` arg (markup)

  Set font family to `roman`.

  >     \markup {
  >       \sans \bold {
  >         sans serif, bold
  >         \hspace #2
  >         \roman {
  >           text in roman font family
  >         }
  >         \hspace #2
  >         return to sans
  >       }
  >     }

`\sans` arg (markup)

  Switch to the sans serif font family.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \sans {
  >         sans serif
  >       }
  >     }

`\simple` str (string)

  A simple text string; `\markup { foo }` is equivalent with `\markup { \simple #"foo" }`.

  Note: for creating standard text markup or defining new markup commands, the use of `\simple` is unnecessary.

  >     \markup {
  >       \simple #"simple"
  >       \simple #"text"
  >       \simple #"strings"
  >     }

`\small` arg (markup)

  Set font size to -1.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \small
  >       small
  >     }

`\smallCaps` arg (markup)

  Emit arg as small caps.

  Note: `\smallCaps` does not support accented characters.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \smallCaps {
  >         Text in small caps
  >       }
  >     }

`\smaller` arg (markup)

  Decrease the font size relative to the current setting.

  >     \markup {
  >       \fontsize #3.5 {
  >         large text
  >         \hspace #2
  >         \smaller { smaller text }
  >         \hspace #2
  >         large text
  >       }
  >     }

`\sub` arg (markup)

  Set arg in subscript.

  >     \markup {
  >       \concat {
  >         H
  >         \sub {
  >           2
  >         }
  >         O
  >       }
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `font-size` (0)
`\super` arg (markup)

  Set arg in superscript.

  >     \markup {
  >       E =
  >       \concat {
  >         mc
  >         \super
  >         2
  >       }
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `font-size` (0)
`\teeny` arg (markup)

  Set font size to -3.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \teeny
  >       teeny
  >     }

`\text` arg (markup)

  Use a text font instead of music symbol or music alphabet font.

  >     \markup {
  >       \number {
  >         1, 2,
  >         \text {
  >           three, four,
  >         }
  >         5
  >       }
  >     }

`\tie` arg (markup)

  Adds a horizontal bow created with `make-tie-stencil` at bottom or top of arg. Looks at `thickness` to determine line thickness, and `offset` to determine y-offset. The added bow fits the extent of arg, `shorten-pair` may be used to modify this. direction may be set using an `override` or direction-modifiers or `voiceOne`, etc.

  >     \markup {
  >       \override #'(direction . 1)
  >       \tie "above"
  >       \override #'(direction . -1)
  >       \tie "below"
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `shorten-pair` ((0 . 0))
  - `height-limit` (0.7)
  - `direction` (1)
  - `offset` (2)
  - `thickness` (1)
`\tiny` arg (markup)

  Set font size to -2.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \tiny
  >       tiny
  >     }

`\typewriter` arg (markup)

  Use `font-family` typewriter for arg.

  >     \markup {
  >       default
  >       \hspace #2
  >       \typewriter
  >       typewriter
  >     }

`\underline` arg (markup)

  Underline arg. Looks at `thickness` to determine line thickness, `offset` to determine line y-offset from arg and `underline-skip` to determine the distance of additional lines from the others. `underline-shift` is used to get subsequent calls correct. Overriding it makes little sense, it would end up adding the provided value to the one of `offset`.

  >     \markup \justify-line {
  >       \underline "underlined"
  >       \override #'(offset . 5)
  >       \override #'(thickness . 1)
  >       \underline "underlined"
  >       \override #'(offset . 1)
  >       \override #'(thickness . 5)
  >       \underline "underlined"
  >       \override #'(offset . 5)
  >       \override #'(underline-skip . 4)
  >       \underline \underline \underline "multiple underlined"
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `underline-skip` (2)
  - `underline-shift` (0)
  - `offset` (2)
  - `thickness` (1)
`\undertie` arg (markup)

  >     \markup \line {
  >       \undertie "undertied"
  >       \override #'((offset . 5) (thickness . 1))
  >       \undertie "undertied"
  >       \override #'((offset . 1) (thickness . 5))
  >       \undertie "undertied"
  >     }

  Used properties:

  - `shorten-pair` ((0 . 0))
  - `height-limit` (0.7)
  - `direction` (1)
  - `offset` (2)
  - `thickness` (1)
`\upright` arg (markup)

  Set `font-shape` to `upright`. This is the opposite of `italic`.

  >     \markup {
  >       \italic {
  >         italic text
  >         \hspace #2
  >         \upright {
  >           upright text
  >         }
  >         \hspace #2
  >         italic again
  >       }
  >     }

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