How does one add a dash to the text in Lilypond? I would like what corresponds to --- in LaTex and — in HTML. With \addlyrics I have tried -, -- and ---, but these attempts are not interpreted as punctuation that should not be associated with a note.
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Well, you can just add — literally if your editor and/or input system has some way to generate it (mine works with Compose - - - for an emdash or Compose - - . for an endash) or copy and paste from some text with the right Unicode in it.
You can also write
\include "text-replacements.ly"
#(include-special-characters)
and then literally use — in your lyrics.
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—generates a dash all right, but the dash is associated with a note. I do not want it to be associated with a note (my language in the question is convoluted). Jul 17, 2022 at 13:47 -
1Well, then don't separate it with a space from notes. Or if you do, enclose the whole in spaces or
\markup { ... }. Or if you don't actually mean that you want an emdash, try "__" or "--" after the syllable in question separated with a space. Or maybe show an image of what you actually want.– user87796Jul 17, 2022 at 14:01
If you can't type it directly on your keyboard, lookup the unicode value, and enter it as a special character:
- in decimal:
\markup{ \char #8212 }, or - in hexadecimal:
\markup{ \char ##x2014 }
As seen in this page of the documentation:
3.4.4 Special Characters - Unicode
Edit:
After reading you comment to the other answer, and then reading your question again more carefully, I see you are trying to get the symbol into lyrics.
Two dashes i.e. -- is supposed to be used for syllable separation in lyrics, but I guess it's not as long as you want it.
Update:
If you want to make theses inter-syllable hyphens to appear longer, still type them as --, but add the following override to the \addlyrics block:
\override LyricHyphen.length = #2.0
answered Jul 17, 2022 at 13:08
