[Tex/LaTex] How to increase headrule length in fancyhdr

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It's pretty well-known how to increase the headrule width, but how do I increase its length (i.e. let it run into the margin).

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Use the following command in your defs:

\fancyheadoffset{\textwidth}

Working example:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyheadoffset{\textwidth}

\begin{document}
\lipsum
\end{document}

$MWE \fancyheadoffset{\textwidth}$

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One solution is to hook directly into \document and \enddocument:

\usepackage{etoolbox}

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  \setbox0=\vbox\bgroup
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    \pdfpageheight=\dimexpr\ht0+2cm\relax
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(Not heavily tested, sorry.)

[Tex/LaTex] How to increase the spacing between header text and the ‘headrule’ line with fancyhdr

\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
  \fancyhf{}
  \fancyhead[L]{\rule[-2ex]{0pt}{2ex}\small Thesis Title} 
  \fancyhead[R]{\small My Name} 
  \fancyfoot[L]{\small Project Name}
  \fancyfoot[C]{-- \thepage\ --}
  \fancyfoot[R]{\small Submission Date} 
  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt}
  \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.4pt}}
\pagestyle{plain}

The "modern" notation for fancyhdr is preferable. Note that \small is not a command taking an argument, but rather a declaration.

Adjust the dimension of the strut, that is, the invisible \rule[-2ex]{0pt}{2ex} to suit you.

A strut is an invisible object that, however, contributes to the height (what's above the baseline) or the depth (what's below) of the line in which it is inserted. A rule of width zero is the ideal object, as we can control precisely its size. The \rule command has two mandatory arguments (width and height). With the optional argument we can dictate that it has also a depth. With this trick, the headline has a depth of 2ex (or what we prefer), so TeX will move down the headrule in order not to overlap the headline. It might turn out to be necessary to increase the space reserved for the headline; in this case fancyhdr will issue a warning that can be found in the .log file.

Note that LaTeX has a \strut command, which inserts an invisible rule roughly as high and deep as a parenthesis (in this application it's insufficient).

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