Adjusting vertical positioning of lyric hyphens - Revision history

Lemzwerg at 05:15, 9 March 2026

2026-03-09T05:15:17Z

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	For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position doesn’t always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.		For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position doesn’t always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.

	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between ‘l-e’ in the snippet). You may also want to adjust the thickness of LilyPond hyphens using the <code>thickness</code> property of the <code>LyricHyphen</code> grob to match the ~~font's~~ hyphen character.		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between ‘l-e’ in the snippet). You may also want to adjust the thickness of LilyPond hyphens using the <code>thickness</code> property of the <code>LyricHyphen</code> grob to match the font’s hyphen character.

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">

Lemzwerg at 08:55, 2 March 2026

2026-03-02T08:55:14Z

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	For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position doesn’t always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.		For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position doesn’t always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.

	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between l-e in the snippet).		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between ‘l-e’ in the snippet). You may also want to adjust the thickness of LilyPond hyphens using the <code>thickness</code> property of the <code>LyricHyphen</code> grob to match the font's hyphen character.

	~~Also, you~~ may want to adjust the thickness of the ~~Hyphens:~~ LyricHyphen.~~thickness~~

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">

Rudi Guggt: thickness

2026-03-02T08:03:03Z

thickness

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	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between l-e in the snippet).		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between l-e in the snippet).

			Also, you may want to adjust the thickness of the Hyphens: LyricHyphen.thickness

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">
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	\Lyrics		\Lyrics
	\override LyricHyphen.Y-offset = #0.16		\override LyricHyphen.Y-offset = #0.16
			\override LyricHyphen.thickness = #2.1
	}		}
	}		}

Lemzwerg: Revert usage of `property-defaults`; this is only available starting with version 2.25.5.

2026-02-28T06:00:16Z

Revert usage of `property-defaults`; this is only available starting with version 2.25.5.

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	\paper {		\paper {
	~~property~~-~~defaults.fonts.serif =~~ "Serif"		#(define fonts
			(make-pango-font-tree
			"Serif"
			"Sans"
			"Monospace"
			(/ 20 20)))
	}		}
	</lilypond>		</lilypond>

SimonAlbrecht: Major syntax update, code formatting

2026-02-26T13:20:27Z

Major syntax update, code formatting

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	For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position ~~doesn't~~ always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.		For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position doesn’t always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.

	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for ~~comparision~~ (~~the~~ l-e in the snippet).		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparison (like between l-e in the snippet).

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">
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	\score {		\score {
	<<		<<
	\~~context~~ Voice="Lied" {		\new Voice = "Lied" {
	\relative c' {		\relative {
	\clef G		\clef G
	\key c \major		\key c \major
	e2 d c1		e'2 d c1
	}		}
	}		}

	\~~context~~ Lyrics="Lied" {		\new Lyrics = "Lied"
	\lyricsto Lied {		\lyricsto Lied {
	La -- l-e -- lu.		La -- l-e -- lu.
	}
	}		}
	>>		>>
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	\paper {		\paper {
	~~#(define~~ fonts		property-defaults.fonts.serif = "Serif"
	~~(make-pango-font-tree~~
	"Serif"
	~~"Sans"~~
	~~"Monospace"~~
	~~(/ 20 20)~~
	)
	)
	}		}
	</lilypond>		</lilypond>

Lemzwerg at 07:36, 6 January 2026

2026-01-06T07:36:04Z

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	For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as ~~[https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/~~1255 ~~issue #1255]~~). Its standard vertical position doesn't always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.		For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as {{Issue\|1255}}). Its standard vertical position doesn't always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.

	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparision (the l-e in the snippet).		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparision (the l-e in the snippet).

Lemzwerg at 12:04, 30 December 2025

2025-12-30T12:04:08Z

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	For joining syllables, LilyPond ~~doesn't~~ use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length. Its standard vertical position doesn't always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.		For joining syllables, LilyPond doesn’t use the hyphen of the text font but instead draws a simple line with variable length (this limitation is tracked as [https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/1255 issue #1255]). Its standard vertical position doesn't always fit the proportions of the text font. When using a font with a large x-height, it may be too low.

	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparision (the l-e in the snippet).		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparision (the l-e in the snippet).

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	%~~% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/~~LSR~~/Item?id=793~~		% LSR contributed by Hannes Kuhnert <hannes.kuhnert@gmx.de> 1.2.2012.

	% Hannes Kuhnert <hannes.kuhnert@gmx.de>
	~~% contributed to LilyPond Snippet Repository <http://lsr.di.unimi.it/>~~
	% 1.2.2012

	\score {		\score {
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	</lilypond>		</lilypond>

			[[Category:Paper and layout]]
	[[Category:Text]]		[[Category:Text]]
	[[Category:Vocal music]]		[[Category:Vocal music]]
	~~[[Category:Paper and layout]]~~
	[[Category:Snippet]]		[[Category:Snippet]]

Lemzwerg: New category

2025-11-21T23:16:59Z

New category

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	[[Category:Text]]		[[Category:Text]]
	[[Category:Vocal music]]		[[Category:Vocal music]]
	[[Category:Paper and layout]][[Category:Snippet]]		[[Category:Paper and layout]]
			[[Category:Snippet]]

Lemzwerg at 22:46, 21 November 2025

2025-11-21T22:46:53Z

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	[[Category:Text]]		[[Category:Text]]
	[[Category:Vocal music]]		[[Category:Vocal music]]
	[[Category:Paper and layout]]		[[Category:Paper and layout]][[Category:Snippet]]

Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

2025-11-16T18:45:01Z

Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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	You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparision (the l-e in the snippet).		You can adjust the vertical positioning of the hyphens manually. To get a good result you may want to insert a “real” hyphen for comparision (the l-e in the snippet).

	<lilypond version="2.24.0">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=793		%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=793