#### 3.3.1 Staff symbol

Notes, dynamic signs, etc. are grouped with a set of horizontal lines, into a staff (plural `staves'). In our system, these lines are drawn using a separate layout object called staff symbol.

##### See also

Program reference: StaffSymbol.

Examples: input/test/staff-lines.ly, input/test/staff-size.ly.

##### Bugs

If a staff is ended halfway a piece, the staff symbol may not end exactly on the bar line.

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