---
name: "Bio::Graphics::Glyph::span"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbio-graphics-perl"
version: "2.40-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Bio::Graphics::Glyph::span"
---

# Bio::Graphics::Glyph::span(3pm)

The "span" glyph

## NAME

Bio::Graphics::Glyph::span - The "span" glyph

## SYNOPSIS

```
  See L<Bio::Graphics::Panel> and L<Bio::Graphics::Glyph>.
```

## DESCRIPTION

This glyph draws a span that looks like this:

```
    |-----------------------------|
```

If one or both ends go off the edges of the panel, they are truncated:

```
 ----------------------|                    left end off picture
         |----------------------------      right end off picture
 -------------------------------------      both ends off picture
```

## OPTIONS

The standard options are recognized.

## BUGS

Please report them.

## SEE ALSO

Bio::Graphics::Panel, Bio::Graphics::Glyph, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::anchored\_arrow, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::arrow, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::cds, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::crossbox, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::diamond, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::dna, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::dot, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::ellipse, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::extending\_arrow, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::generic, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::graded\_segments, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::heterogeneous\_segments, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::line, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::pinsertion, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::primers, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::rndrect, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::segments, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::ruler\_arrow, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::toomany, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::transcript, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::transcript2, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::translation, Bio::Graphics::Glyph::triangle, Bio::DB::GFF, Bio::SeqI, Bio::SeqFeatureI, Bio::Das, GD

## AUTHOR

Allen Day \<day@cshl.org\>.

Copyright (c) 2001 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  See DISCLAIMER.txt for disclaimers of warranty.