Skips in lyric mode (2): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:37, 13 December 2025

Although s skips cannot be used in \lyricmode (it is taken to be a literal “s”, not a space), double quotes ("") or underscores (_) are available.

\version "2.24"

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  \relative c'' { a4 b c d }
  \new Lyrics \lyricmode { a4 "" _ gap }
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-Although <samp>s</samp> [[skips]] cannot be used in <code>\lyricmode</code> (it is taken to be a literal “s”, not a space), double quotes (<code>&quot;&quot;</code>) or underscores (<code>_</code>) are available.
+Although <samp>s</samp> skips cannot be used in <code>\lyricmode</code> (it is taken to be a literal “s”, not a space), double quotes (<code>&quot;&quot;</code>) or underscores (<code>_</code>) are available.
-So for example:
 <lilypond version="2.24">