music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/left-margin.md

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left-margin

The element

Parent elements:

    <page-margins>, 

    <system-margins>

The element specifies the left margin for the parent element in tenths.

Content

tenths

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

, , , , Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude, Tutorial: Chord Symbols, Tutorial: Percussion, Tutorial: Tablature