@end lilypond
Spaces or dashes may be inserted by using @code{_}. Brackets are
-introduced with @code{[} and @code{]}
+introduced with @code{[} and @code{]}. You can also include text
+strings and text markups, see @ref{Overview of text markup commands}.
@example
-< [4 6] 8 [_! 12] >
+< [4 6] 8 [_! 12] > < 5 \markup{ + \number 6 } >
@end example
@lilypond[quote,raggedright,fragment]
\context FiguredBass
-\figuremode { < [4 6] 8 [_! 12] > }
+\figuremode { < [4 6] 8 [_! 12] > < 5 \markup{ + \number 6 } > }
@end lilypond
+
Although the support for figured bass may superficially resemble chord
support, it works much simpler. The @code{\figuremode} mode simply
stores the numbers and @internalsref{FiguredBass} context prints