+A hairpin that is terminated with @code{\!} will end at the
+right edge of the note that has the @code{\!} assigned to it. In the
+case where it is terminated with the start of another @notation{crescendo}
+or @notation{decrescendo} mark, it will end at the centre of the note
+that has the next @code{\<} or @code{\>} assigned to it. The next
+hairpin will then start at the right edge of the same note
+instead of the usual left edge had it been terminated with @code{\!}
+before.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+c1\< | c4 a c\< a | c4 a c\! a\< | c4 a c a\!
+@end lilypond
+
+Hairpins that are terminated with absolute dynamic marks instead of
+@code{\!} will also be engraved in a similar way. However, the length
+of the absolute dynamic itself can alter where the preceding hairpin
+ends.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+c1\< | c4 a c\mf a | c1\< | c4 a c\ffff a
+@end lilypond