LilyPond Notation Reference: 4.2.2 Setting the staff size

### 4.2.2 Setting the staff size

The default staff size is set to 20 points. This may be changed in two ways:

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

Notation Reference: Selecting notation font size.

Snippets: Spacing.

#### Known issues and warnings

`layout-set-staff-size` does not change the distance between the staff lines.

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