Changing the staff size - Revision history

Lemzwerg at 14:15, 12 January 2026

2026-01-12T14:15:45Z

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	~~Though the~~ simplest way to resize staves is to use ~~<code>~~#(set-global-staff-size <var>size</var>)~~</code>,~~ an individual staff’s size can ~~be changed by scaling~~ the properties <code>staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.		The simplest way to resize staves is to use

			#(set-global-staff-size <var>size</var>)

			To resize an individual staff’s size, you can use the properties <code>staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	<<		<<
	\new Staff {		\new Staff \relative c'' {
	\relative c'' {		\dynamicDown c8\ff c c c c c c c
	\dynamicDown
	c8\ff c c c c c c c
	}
	}		}
	\new Staff \with {		\new Staff \with {
	fontSize = #-3		fontSize = #-3
	\override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3)		\override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3)
	} {		} \relative c {
	\clef bass		\clef bass c8 c c c c\f c c c
	c8 c c c c\f c c c
	}		}
	>>		>>

Lemzwerg at 09:52, 10 December 2025

2025-12-10T09:52:34Z

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	Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size <var>size</var>)</code>, an individual ~~staff's~~ size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.		Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size <var>size</var>)</code>, an individual staff’s size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.

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

Lemzwerg at 08:37, 5 December 2025

2025-12-05T08:37:06Z

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	Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size xx)</code>, an individual staff's size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>'staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.		Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size <var>size</var>)</code>, an individual staff's size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.

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

			[[Category:Paper and layout]]
	[[Category:Staff notation]]		[[Category:Staff notation]]
	~~[[Category:Staff notation]]~~
	~~[[Category:Paper and layout]]~~
	[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]		[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
	[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]		[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
	[[Category:Snippet]]		[[Category:Snippet]]

Lemzwerg: New category

2025-11-21T23:32:05Z

New category

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	[[Category:Paper and layout]]		[[Category:Paper and layout]]
	[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]		[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
	[[Category:Included in the official documentation]][[Category:Snippet]]		[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
			[[Category:Snippet]]

Lemzwerg at 22:49, 21 November 2025

2025-11-21T22:49:17Z

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	[[Category:Paper and layout]]		[[Category:Paper and layout]]
	[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]		[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
	[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]		[[Category:Included in the official documentation]][[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

2025-11-16T18:53:58Z

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

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:53, 16 November 2025
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	Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size xx)</code>, an individual staff's size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>'staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.		Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size xx)</code>, an individual staff's size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>'staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	<<		<<
	\new Staff {		\new Staff {

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:41:08Z

Import snippet from LSR

New page

Though the simplest way to resize staves is to use <code>#(set-global-staff-size xx)</code>, an individual staff's size can be changed by scaling the properties <code>'staff-space</code> and <code>fontSize</code>.

<lilypond version="2.24.0">
<<
\new Staff {
\relative c'' {
\dynamicDown
c8\ff c c c c c c c
}
}
\new Staff \with {
fontSize = #-3
\override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3)
} {
\clef bass
c8 c c c c\f c c c
}
>>
</lilypond>

[[Category:Staff notation]]
[[Category:Staff notation]]
[[Category:Paper and layout]]
[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]