11.2.1 Setting the staff size

To set the staff size globally for all scores in a file (or in a book block, to be precise), use set-global-staff-size.

#(set-global-staff-size 14)

This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height and scales all fonts accordingly.

To set the staff size individually for each score, use

\score{
  ...
  \layout{
  #(layout-set-staff-size 15)
  }
}

The Feta font provides musical symbols at eight different sizes. Each font is tuned for a different staff size: at a smaller size the font becomes heavier, to match the relatively heavier staff lines. The recommended font sizes are listed in the following table:

font name	staff height (pt)	staff height (mm)	use
feta11	11.22	3.9	pocket scores
feta13	12.60	4.4
feta14	14.14	5.0
feta16	15.87	5.6
feta18	17.82	6.3	song books
feta20	20	7.0	standard parts
feta23	22.45	7.9
feta26	25.2	8.9

These fonts are available in any sizes. The context property fontSize and the layout property staff-space (in StaffSymbol) can be used to tune the size for individual staves. The sizes of individual staves are relative to the global size.

See also

This manual: Selecting notation font size.