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# The <encoding-date> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <encoding-date> element


Parent element:
    
        
        <encoding>


The <encoding-date> element specifies the date of the digital encoding.


## Content


yyyy-mm-dd


## Attributes


None.


## Examples


This element is used in the following examples:


<identification>, <supports>, Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude, Tutorial: Chord Symbols, Tutorial: Percussion, Tutorial: Tablature