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4.6.1 Setting global staff size

The Feta font provides musical symbols at eight different sizes. Each font is tuned for a different staff size: at a smaller size the font becomes heavier, to match the relatively heavier staff lines. The recommended font sizes are listed in the following table:

font name staff height (pt) staff height (mm) use


feta11 11.22 3.9 pocket scores


feta13 12.60 4.4


feta14 14.14 5.0


feta16 15.87 5.6


feta18 17.82 6.3 song books


feta20 17.82 7.0 standard parts


feta23 22.45 7.9


feta26 25.2 8.9

These fonts are available in any sizes. The context property fontSize and the layout property staff-space (in StaffSymbol) can be used to tune size for individual staves. The size of individual staves are relative to the global size, which can be set in the following manner:

       #(set-global-staff-size 14)

This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height, and scales all fonts accordingly.

See also

This manual: Selecting font sizes.

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