LilyPond Internals Reference: 3.2.58 lyric-extender-interface

### 3.2.58 lyric-extender-interface

The extender is a simple line at the baseline of the lyric that helps show the length of a melisma (a tied or slurred note).

#### User settable properties:

> `left-padding` (dimension, in staff space)

>   The amount of space that is put left to an object (e.g., a lyric extender).

> `next` (graphical (layout) object)

>   Object that is next relation (e.g., the lyric syllable following an extender).

> `right-padding` (dimension, in staff space)

>   Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

> `thickness` (number)

>   Line thickness, generally measured in `line-thickness`.

#### Internal properties:

> `heads` (array of grobs)

>   An array of note heads.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LyricExtender.

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