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# The <encoding> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <encoding> element


Parent element:
    
        
        <identification>


The <encoding> element contains information about who did the digital encoding, when, with what software, and in what aspects.


## Content


Zero or more of the following

- <encoding-date>
- <encoder>
- <software>
- <encoding-description>
- <supports>


## 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