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The element
Parent element:
<notations>
The element is used to define any notations not yet in the MusicXML format. It handles notations where more specific extension elements such as and are not appropriate.
The smufl attribute can be used to specify a particular notation, allowing application interoperability without requiring every Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) glyph to have a MusicXML element equivalent. Using the element without the smufl attribute allows for extended representation, though without application interoperability.
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Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | start-stop-single | Yes | Indicates if this is a single-note notation, or the start or stop of a multi-note notation. |
| color | color | No | Indicates the color of an element. |
| default-x | tenths | No | Changes the computation of the default horizontal position. The origin is changed relative to the left-hand side of the note or the musical position within the bar. Positive x is right and negative x is left.This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the element. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both features should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy. |
| default-y | tenths | No | Changes the computation of the default vertical position. The origin is changed relative to the top line of the staff. Positive y is up and negative y is down.This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the placement attribute. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both attributes should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy. |
| font-family | font-family | No | A comma-separated list of font names. |
| font-size | font-size | No | One of the CSS sizes or a numeric point size. |
| font-style | font-style | No | Normal or italic style. |
| font-weight | font-weight | No | Normal or bold weight. |
| id | ID | No | Specifies an ID that is unique to the entire document. |
| number | number-level | No | Distinguishes multiple notations when they overlap in MusicXML document order. The default value is 1. |
| placement | above-below | No | Indicates whether something is above or below another element, such as a note or a notation. |
| print-object | yes-no | No | Specifies whether or not to print an object. It is yes if not specified. |
| relative-x | tenths | No | Changes the horizontal position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-x attribute. Positive x is right and negative x is left. It should be interpreted in the context of the element or directive attribute if those are present. |
| relative-y | tenths | No | Changes the vertical position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-y attribute. Positive y is up and negative y is down. It should be interpreted in the context of the placement attribute if that is present. |
| smufl | smufl-glyph-name | No | Indicates a particular Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) character using its canonical glyph name. Sometimes this is a formatting choice, and sometimes this is a refinement of the semantic meaning of an element. |