# Re: Displace position of time signature

```On 2018-05-17 19:05, Andrew Bernard wrote:
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```Thank you very much. The next logical (or stupid?) question is, can one
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snug the notes under the time signature, as though it occupied no space?

```
%%%%
\version "2.19.81"
{ \override Staff.TimeSignature.Y-offset = #4
\override Staff.TimeSignature.X-extent = #'(-2 . -2)
\override Staff.TimeSignature.X-offset = #1
\time 3/4 c'4 d' e' | \time 5/4 f'4 g' a' b' c'' }
%%%%

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You should note that this example lies about the extents of the grob, so it will very easily produce collisions that require manual adjustment to resolve.
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Regarding the snippet Karlin found, you will need to be mindful of font size. Here is a variant that uses \abs-fontsize to ensure the results are consistent between use in a rehearsal mark as well as being associated with a note:
```
%%%%
\version "2.19.81"
#(define-markup-command (timesig layout props body) (markup-list?)
(interpret-markup layout props
#{ \markup \override #'(baseline-skip . 0) \abs-fontsize #11
\number \column \$body #}))

{ \omit Staff.TimeSignature
\time 3/4 \mark \markup \timesig { 3 4 } c'4 d' e' |
\time 5/4 f'4^\markup \timesig { 5 4 } g' a' b' c'' }
%%%%

-- Aaron Hill

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