LilyPond Internals Reference: 3.2.59 lyric-hyphen-interface

### 3.2.59 lyric-hyphen-interface

A centered hyphen is simply a line between lyrics used to divide syllables.

#### User settable properties:

> `dash-period` (number)

>   The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

> `height` (dimension, in staff space)

>   Height of an object in `staff-space` units.

> `length` (dimension, in staff space)

>   User override for the stem length of unbeamed stems.

> `minimum-distance` (dimension, in staff space)

>   Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

> `minimum-length` (dimension, in staff space)

>   Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the `springs-and-rods` property. If added to a `Tie`, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

> `padding` (dimension, in staff space)

>   Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

> `thickness` (number)

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

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LyricHyphen and LyricSpace.

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