#### 4.6.1 Setting global staff size

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 | 17.82 | 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 size for individual staves. The size of individual staves are relative to the global size, which can be set in the following manner:

           #(set-global-staff-size 14)

This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height, and scales all fonts accordingly.

##### See also

This manual: Selecting font sizes.

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