accidental.md 3.5 KB
source: https://www.w3.org/2021/06/musicxml40/musicxml-reference/elements/accidental/
downloaded: 2026-01-30T08:39:18.580Z
The element | MusicXML 4.0
MusicXML 4.0 >
MusicXML reference >
Elements >
accidental
The element
Parent element:
<note>
The element represents actual notated accidentals.
Content
accidental-value
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bracket | yes-no | No | Specifies whether or not brackets are put around a symbol for an editorial indication. If not specified, it is left to application defaults. |
| cautionary | yes-no | No | If yes, indicates that this is a cautionary accidental. The value is no if not present. |
| 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. |
| editorial | yes-no | No | If yes, indicates that this is an editorial accidental. The value is no if not present. |
| 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. |
| parentheses | yes-no | No | Specifies whether or not parentheses are put around a symbol for an editorial indication. If not specified, it is left to application defaults. |
| 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. |
| size | symbol-size | No | Specifies the symbol size to use for an editorial indication. If not specified, it is left to application defaults. |
| smufl | smufl-accidental-glyph-name | No | References a specific Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) accidental glyph. This is used both with the other accidental value and for disambiguating cases where a single MusicXML accidental value could be represented by multiple SMuFL glyphs. |