1.8 Text
![[image of music]](../1b/lily-04942e2e.png)
This section explains how to include text (with various formatting) in music scores.
Some text elements that are not dealt with here are discussed in other specific sections: Vocal music, Titles and headers.
| 1.8.1 Writing text | ||
| 1.8.2 Formatting text | ||
| 1.8.3 Fonts |
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Note: To write accented and special text (such as characters from other languages), simply insert the characters directly into the LilyPond file. The file must be saved as UTF-8. For more information, see Text encoding. |
Other languages: français, español, deutsch.
About automatic language selection.