music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/ipa.md

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The element | MusicXML 4.0

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ipa

The element

Parent element:

    <play>

The element represents International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) sounds for vocal music. String content is limited to IPA 2015 symbols represented in Unicode 13.0.

Content

string

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples: