I prefer the 'padding' property in these situations.<snip>
I know and agree, but in this case (metronome mark) I find it's often necessary to move the text in the horizontal direction also. You could use a mix of padding (for vertical) and extra-offset (for horizontal), but me experience tells me there's not much "up there" anyway to clash with...
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