Embedding native PostScript in a \markup block

Revision as of 09:30, 12 December 2025 by Lemzwerg (talk | contribs) (Improve example to actually show three PostScript curves, also avoiding cropping in PDF output)

PostScript code can be directly inserted inside a \markup block.

For technical reasons, this doesn't show up in the Wiki because \postscript only works with LilyPond's PS backend and is neither supported in the SVG (used in this Wiki) or the Cairo backend.

In general it is recommended to use LilyPond's native graphical markup commands like \polygon instead, which can be used with all LilyPond backends.

\version "2.24"

\relative c'' {
  a2-\markup \postscript "0 3 moveto
                          5 2 rlineto
                          stroke"
    -\markup \postscript "[1 1] 0 setdash
                          0 0 moveto
                          5 2 rlineto
                          stroke"
  b2-\markup \postscript "1 1 moveto
                          0 0 1 2 8 4 10 2 rcurveto
                          stroke"
  a'1
}