\override Score . LyricText #'font-shape = #'italic
@end example
-@funindex _
-@cindex spaces, in lyrics
-@cindex quotes, in lyrics
-@cindex ties, in lyrics
-
-In order to assign more than one syllable to a single note, you can
-surround them with quotes or use a @code{_} character, to get spaces
-between syllables, or use tilde symbol (@code{~}) to get a lyric tie.
-
-@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
-\time 3/4
-\relative c' { c2 e4 g2 e4 }
-\addlyrics { gran- de_a- mi- go }
-\addlyrics { pu- "ro y ho-" nes- to }
-\addlyrics { pu- ro~y~ho- nes- to }
-@end lilypond
-
-@noindent
-The lyric tie is implemented with the Unicode character
-@code{U+203F}; therefore a font that includes this glyph
-(such as DejaVuLGC) has to be used. More explanations about
-text and non-text fonts can be found in @ref{Fonts}.
-
-
To enter lyrics with characters from non-English languages, or with
accented and special characters (such as the heart symbol or slanted quotes),
simply insert the characters directly into the input file and save
@node Multiple syllables to one note
@unnumberedsubsubsec Multiple syllables to one note
-
@funindex _
+@cindex spaces, in lyrics
+@cindex quotes, in lyrics
@cindex ties, in lyrics
-In order to assign more than one syllable to a single note, you can
-surround them with quotes or use a @code{_} character, to get spaces
-between syllables, or use tilde symbol (@code{~}) to get a lyric
-tie.@footnote{The lyric ties is implemented with the Unicode character
-U+203F, so be
+In order to assign more than one syllable to a single note with
+spaces between the syllables, you can surround the phrase with
+quotes or use a @code{_} character. Alternatively, you can use
+code the tilde symbol (@code{~}) to get a lyric tie. The lyric
+tie is implemented with the Unicode character U+203F, so be
sure to have a font (like DejaVuLGC) installed that includes this
-glyph.}
+glyph.
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
\time 3/4