A.1.8 Other markup commands

\annotate-moving arg (markup) ¶

Indicate \vspace and \hspace movement with an arrow.

The arrow changes its size and thickness depending on the printed length; the maximum size of the arrow head can be controlled with the size property. If size exceeds a third of the length of the final arrow, it falls back to that third.

Note that the arrows do not reflect the actual extents of the objects created by \vspace and \hspace; you might use \box for that.

\markup
  \column {
    \line { left \annotate-moving \hspace #4 right }
    \line { left \annotate-moving \hspace #-4 right }
    \line {
      \column {
        top \override #'(size . 0.6) \annotate-moving \vspace #4/3 bottom
      }
      \column {
        top \override #'(size . 2.0) \annotate-moving \vspace #-4/3 bottom
      }
    }
  }

Used properties:

• size (1)
• color ("red")

\auto-footnote mkup (markup) note (markup) ¶

Have footnote note act as an annotation to the markup mkup.

\markup {
  \auto-footnote a b
  \override #'(padding . 0.2)
  \auto-footnote c d
}

The footnote will be annotated automatically.

Used properties:

• padding (0.0)
• raise (0.5)

\backslashed-digit num (integer) ¶

Print number num with the Emmentaler font, crossed through with a backslash.

This is for use in the context of figured bass notation.

\markup {
  \backslashed-digit #5
  \hspace #2
  \override #'(thickness . 3)
  \backslashed-digit #7
}

Used properties:

• thickness (1.6)
• font-size (0)

\char num (integer) ¶

Produce a single Unicode character with code num.

Characters encoded in hexadecimal format require the prefix #x.

\markup {
  \char #65 \char ##x00a9
}

\eyeglasses ¶

Prints out eyeglasses, indicating strongly to look at the conductor.

\markup { \eyeglasses }

\first-visible args (markup list) ¶

Use the first markup in args that yields a non-empty stencil and ignore the rest.

\markup {
  \first-visible {
    \fromproperty #'header:composer
    \italic Unknown
  }
}

\footnote mkup (markup) note (markup) ¶

Have footnote note act as an annotation to the markup mkup.

\markup {
  \footnote a b
  \override #'(padding . 0.2)
  \footnote c d
}

The footnote will not be annotated automatically.

\fraction arg1 (markup) arg2 (markup) ¶

Make a fraction of markups arg1 and arg2.

\markup {
  π ≈ \fraction 355 113
}

Used properties:

• font-size (0)

\fromproperty symbol (symbol) ¶

Read symbol from the property settings and produce a stencil from the markup contained within.

If symbol is not defined or is not a markup, return an empty markup.

Currently, the following properties can be accessed.

• Within a \paper block defining titles, headers, or footers, or within a \header block: all fields from the \header block (that produce markup) are available, with header: as a name prefix.
• Within a \paper block defining headers or footers: the current page number (symbol page:page-number-string).
• Within the tocItemMarkup paper variable (or in custom-made Scheme code that uses function add-toc-item!) defining a table of contents entry: the entry’s text and page number are available as toc:text and toc:page, respectively. An entry’s indentation markup is available as toc:indent.

\header {
  myTitle = "myTitle"
  title = \markup {
    from
    \italic
    \fromproperty #'header:myTitle
  }
}
\markup {
  \null
}

\left-brace size (number) ¶

Print a brace from the music font, of height size (in points).

\markup {
  \left-brace #35
  \hspace #2
  \left-brace #45
}

\lookup glyph-name (string) ¶

Print a brace glyph with name glyph-name.

This is a historical command; \left-brace (which looks up the glyph by absolute size and is independent of the font size) is recommended instead.

\markup \lookup "brace200"

\markalphabet num (integer) ¶

Make a markup letter for num.

The letters start with A to Z and continue with double letters.

\markup {
  \markalphabet #8
  \hspace #2
  \markalphabet #26
}

\markletter num (integer) ¶

Make a markup letter for num.

The letters start with A to Z (skipping letter I), and continue with double letters.

\markup {
  \markletter #8
  \hspace #2
  \markletter #26
}

\null ¶

An empty markup with extents of a single point.

\markup {
  \null
}

\on-the-fly procedure (procedure) arg (markup) ¶

Apply the procedure markup command to arg.

procedure takes the same arguments as interpret-markup and returns a stencil.

\override new-prop (pair) arg (markup) ¶

Add the argument new-prop to the property list for printing arg.

In general, any property may be overridden that is part of font-interface (font-interface), text-interface (text-interface), or instrument-specific-markup-interface (instrument-specific-markup-interface). Additionally, various markup commands listen to other properties, too, as described in a markup function’s documentation.

new-prop is either a single alist pair or a non-empty list of alist pairs.

\markup {
  \undertie "undertied"
  \override #'(offset . 15)
  \undertie "offset undertied"
  \override #'((offset . 15) (thickness . 3))
  \undertie "offset thick undertied"
}

\page-link page-number (number) arg (markup) ¶

Add a link to a score’s page page-number around arg.

This only works in the PDF backend.

\markup {
  \page-link #2 { \italic { This links to page 2... } }
}

\page-ref label (symbol) gauge (markup) default (markup) ¶

Print a page number reference.

label is the label set on the referenced page (using \label or \tocItem), gauge a markup used to estimate the maximum width of the page number, and default the value to display when label is not found.

If the current book or bookpart is set to use roman numerals for page numbers, the reference will be formatted accordingly – in which case the gauge’s width may require additional tweaking.

Used properties:

• x-align (1)

\pattern count (non-negative, exact integer) axis (non-negative, exact integer) space (number) pattern (markup) ¶

Print a pattern markup count times.

Patterns are spaced apart by space (defined as for \hspace or \vspace, respectively) and distributed on axis.

\markup \column {
  "Horizontally repeated:"
  \pattern #7 #X #2 \flat
  \null
  "Vertically repeated:"
  \pattern #3 #Y #0.5 \flat
}

\property-recursive symbol (symbol) ¶

Print out a warning when header field markup in symbol contains some recursive markup definition.

\qr-code width (non-negative number) str (string) ¶

Insert a QR code for string str, usually a URL, with a given width.

\markup \vcenter {
  \center-column { Engraved with LilyPond }
  \hspace #1.5
  \qr-code #10.0 "https://lilypond.org"
}

The error-correction-level property can be set to one of the symbols low, medium, quarter, or high. The higher the level of error correction is, the more the QR code contains redundancy, potentially helping detectors, e.g., in poor lighting conditions; however, a higher correction level also makes the code denser.

\markup \vcenter {
  \center-column { Engraved with LilyPond }
  \hspace #1.5
  \override #'(error-correction-level . high)
    \qr-code #10.0 "https://lilypond.org"
}

The quiet-zone-size property specifies the width of the “quiet zone”, namely the white area around the QR code. It is expressed as a multiple of the width of one little square inside the QR code. Use at least 4 for best results.

Used properties:

• quiet-zone-size (4)
• error-correction-level (low)

\right-brace size (number) ¶

A music brace in point size size, rotated 180 degrees.

\markup {
  \right-brace #45
  \hspace #2
  \right-brace #35
}

\slashed-digit num (integer) ¶

Print number num with the Emmentaler font, crossed through with a slash.

This is for use in the context of figured bass notation.

\markup {
  \slashed-digit #5
  \hspace #2
  \override #'(thickness . 3)
  \slashed-digit #7
}

Used properties:

• thickness (1.6)
• font-size (0)

\stencil stil (stencil) ¶

Use stencil stil as markup.

\markup {
  \stencil #(make-circle-stencil 2 0 #t)
}

\strut ¶

Create a box of the same height as the space in the current font.

\transparent arg (markup) ¶

Make arg transparent.

\markup {
  \transparent {
    invisible text
  }
}

\verbatim-file name (string) ¶

Read the contents of file name and include it verbatim.

\markup {
  \verbatim-file "en/included/simple.ly"
}

Use \withRelativeDir as a prefix to name if the file should be found relative to the input file.

\whiteout arg (markup) ¶

Provide a white background for arg.

The shape of the white background is determined by the style property. The default is box which produces a rectangle. rounded-box produces a rounded rectangle, and outline approximates the outline of the markup.

The color of the background can be controlled with the color property, defaulting to "white".

\markup {
  \combine
    \filled-box #'(-1 . 62) #'(-3 . 4) #1
    \override #'(line-width . 60)
      \fill-line {
        \override #'(thickness . 1.5)
          \whiteout box
        \override #'((style . rounded-box) (thickness . 3))
          \whiteout rounded-box
        \override #'((style . outline) (thickness . 3))
          \whiteout outline
        \override #'((color . "red") (style . outline))
          \whiteout red-outline
      }
}

Used properties:

• color ("white")
• thickness (())
• style (box)

\with-color col (color) arg (markup) ¶

Use color col to draw arg.

See Coloring objects for valid color specifications.

\markup {
  \with-color #red red
  \hspace #2
  \with-color #green green
  \hspace #2
  \with-color "#0000ff" blue
}

\with-dimension axis (integer) val (pair of numbers) arg (markup) ¶

Set the dimension of arg along axis to val.

If axis is equal to X, set the horizontal dimension. If axis is equal to Y, set the vertical dimension.

\with-dimension-from axis (integer) arg1 (markup) arg2 (markup) ¶

Print arg2 but replace the dimension along axis with the one from arg1.

If axis is set to X, replace the horizontal dimension. If axis is set to Y, replace the vertical dimension.

\with-dimensions x (pair of numbers) y (pair of numbers) arg (markup) ¶

Set the horizontal and vertical dimensions of arg to x and y.

\with-dimensions-from arg1 (markup) arg2 (markup) ¶

Print arg2 with the horizontal and vertical dimensions of arg1.

\with-link label (symbol) arg (markup) ¶

Add a link to the page holding label label around arg.

This only works in the PDF backend.

\markup {
  \with-link #'label {
    \italic { This links to the page
               containing the label... }
  }
}

\with-outline outline (markup) arg (markup) ¶

Print arg with the outline and dimensions of outline.

The outline is used by skylines to resolve collisions (not for whiteout).

\with-true-dimension axis (integer) arg (markup) ¶

Give arg its actual dimension (extent) on axis.

Sometimes, the extents of a markup’s printed ink differs from the default extents. The main case is if glyphs are involved. By default, the extents of a glyph are based on the glyph’s metrics (i.e., a default vertical and horizontal size for the glyph), which, for various reasons, are often not identical to its bounding box (i.e., the smallest rectangle that completely encompasses the glyph’s outline) – in most cases, the outline protrudes the box spanned up by the metrics.

\markup {
  text
  \fontsize #10
  \override #'((box-padding . 0) (thickness . 0.2))
  \box
    \musicglyph "scripts.trill"
  text
}

For purposes other than setting text, this behavior may not be wanted. You can use \with-true-dimension in order to give the markup its actual printed extent.

\markup {
  text
  \fontsize #10
  \override #'((box-padding . 0) (thickness . 0.2))
  \box
    \with-true-dimension #X
    \musicglyph "scripts.trill"
  text
}

\with-true-dimensions arg (markup) ¶

Give arg its actual dimensions (extents).

Calling

\markup \with-true-dimensions arg

is short for

\markup
  \with-true-dimension #X
  \with-true-dimension #Y
  arg

i.e., \with-true-dimensions has the effect of \with-true-dimension on both axes.