\override Staff.TimeSignature #'font-name = #"Charter"
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'font-size = #2
\time 3/4
a1_\markup {
\override #'(font-name . "Vera Bold")
{ Vera Bold }
}
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Any font that is installed on the operating system and recognized by FontConfig may be used in a score, using the following syntax:
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'font-name = #"Charter" \override Staff.TimeSignature #'font-size = #2 \time 3/4 a1_\markup { \override #'(font-name . "Vera Bold") { Vera Bold } }
The following command displays a list of all available fonts on the operating system:
lilypond -dshow-available-fonts x
The last argument of the command can be anything, but has to be present.
Notation Reference: Fonts explained, Entire document fonts.
Snippets: Text.
Installed files: lily/font-config-scheme.cc.