att.typography

Typographical attributes.
Module
Attributes
fontfam, fontname, fontsize, fontstyle, fontweight, letterspacing, lineheight
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal size, e.g., 125%. Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal size, e.g., 125%. Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal size, e.g., 125%. Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
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rendA formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or italicized, of a text word or phrase.
accidRecords a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.
ambNoteHighest or lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.
arpegIndicates that the notes of a chord are to be performed successively rather than simultaneously, usually from lowest to highest. Sometimes called a "roll".
articAn indication of how to play a note or chord.
beatRptAn indication that material on a preceding beat should be repeated.
bracketSpanMarks a sequence of notational events grouped by a bracket.
breathAn indication of a point at which the performer on an instrument requiring breath (including the voice) may breathe.
caesuraBreak, pause, or interruption in the normal tempo of a composition. Typically indicated by "railroad tracks", i.e., two diagonal slashes.
chordA simultaneous sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.
clefIndication of the exact location of a particular note on the staff and, therefore, the other notes as well.
cpMarkA verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material written elsewhere.
custosSymbol placed at the end of a line of music to indicate the first note of the next line. Sometimes called a "direct".
dotDot of augmentation or division.
fermataAn indication placed over a note or rest to indicate that it should be held longer than its written value. May also occur over a bar line to indicate the end of a phrase or section. Sometimes called a 'hold' or 'pause'.
glissA continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another, usually indicated by a straight or wavy line.
grpSymA brace or bracket used to group two or more staves of a score or part.
halfmRptA half-measure repeat in any meter.
harpPedalHarp pedal diagram.
keyAccidAccidental in a key signature.
lgMay be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g., a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
mensurCollects information about the metrical relationship between a note value and the next smaller value; that is, either triple or duple.
mensurationCaptures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.
meterSigWritten meter signature.
mNumDesignation, name, or label for a measure, often but not always consisting of digits. Use this element when the n attribute on measure does not adequately capture the appearance or placement of the measure number/label.
mordentAn ornament indicating rapid alternation of the main note with a secondary note, usually a step below, but sometimes a step above.
mRestComplete measure rest in any meter.
mRptAn indication that the previous measure should be repeated.
mRpt2An indication that the previous two measures should be repeated.
multiRestMultiple measures of rest compressed into a single symbol, frequently found in performer parts.
multiRptMultiple repeated measures.
ncSign representing a single pitched event, although the exact pitch may not be known.
ncGrpCollection of one or more neume components.
neumeSign representing one or more musical pitches.
noteA single pitched event.
pedalPiano pedal mark.
proportDescription of note duration as arithmetic ratio.
refrainRecurring lyrics, especially at the end of each verse or stanza of a poem or song lyrics; a chorus.
rehIn an orchestral score and its corresponding parts, a mark indicating a convenient point from which to resume rehearsal after a break.
restA non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.
sbAn empty formatting element that forces musical notation to begin on a new line.
signifLetSignificantive letter(s).
sylIndividual lyric syllable.
symbolA reference to a previously defined symbol.
tabDurSymA visual indication of the duration of a tabGrp.
trillRapid alternation of a note with another (usually at the interval of a second above).
turnAn ornament consisting of four notes — the upper neighbor of the written note, the written note, the lower neighbor, and the written note.
verseDivision of a poem or song lyrics, sometimes having a fixed length, meter or rhyme scheme; a stanza.
voltaSung text for a specific iteration of a repeated section of music.
Common Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.
arpegIndicates that the notes of a chord are to be performed successively rather than simultaneously, usually from lowest to highest. Sometimes called a "roll".
beatRptAn indication that material on a preceding beat should be repeated.
bracketSpanMarks a sequence of notational events grouped by a bracket.
breathAn indication of a point at which the performer on an instrument requiring breath (including the voice) may breathe.
fermataAn indication placed over a note or rest to indicate that it should be held longer than its written value. May also occur over a bar line to indicate the end of a phrase or section. Sometimes called a 'hold' or 'pause'.
glissA continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another, usually indicated by a straight or wavy line.
halfmRptA half-measure repeat in any meter.
harpPedalHarp pedal diagram.
mNumDesignation, name, or label for a measure, often but not always consisting of digits. Use this element when the n attribute on measure does not adequately capture the appearance or placement of the measure number/label.
mRestComplete measure rest in any meter.
mRptAn indication that the previous measure should be repeated.
mRpt2An indication that the previous two measures should be repeated.
meterSigWritten meter signature.
multiRestMultiple measures of rest compressed into a single symbol, frequently found in performer parts.
multiRptMultiple repeated measures.
pedalPiano pedal mark.
rehIn an orchestral score and its corresponding parts, a mark indicating a convenient point from which to resume rehearsal after a break.
CMN ornament component declarations.
mordentAn ornament indicating rapid alternation of the main note with a secondary note, usually a step below, but sometimes a step above.
trillRapid alternation of a note with another (usually at the interval of a second above).
turnAn ornament consisting of four notes — the upper neighbor of the written note, the written note, the lower neighbor, and the written note.
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
cpMarkA verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material written elsewhere.
Metadata header component declarations.
mensurationCaptures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.
Lyrics component declarations.
refrainRecurring lyrics, especially at the end of each verse or stanza of a poem or song lyrics; a chorus.
verseDivision of a poem or song lyrics, sometimes having a fixed length, meter or rhyme scheme; a stanza.
voltaSung text for a specific iteration of a repeated section of music.
Mensural repertoire component declarations.
mensurCollects information about the metrical relationship between a note value and the next smaller value; that is, either triple or duple.
proportDescription of note duration as arithmetic ratio.
Neume repertoire component declarations.
episemaEpisema.
hispanTickHispanic tick.
liquescentLiquescent.
ncSign representing a single pitched event, although the exact pitch may not be known.
ncGrpCollection of one or more neume components.
neumeSign representing one or more musical pitches.
oriscusOriscus.
quilismaQuilisma.
signifLetSignificantive letter(s).
strophicusStrophicus.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
accidRecords a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.
ambNoteHighest or lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.
articAn indication of how to play a note or chord.
caesuraBreak, pause, or interruption in the normal tempo of a composition. Typically indicated by "railroad tracks", i.e., two diagonal slashes.
chordA simultaneous sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.
clefIndication of the exact location of a particular note on the staff and, therefore, the other notes as well.
custosSymbol placed at the end of a line of music to indicate the first note of the next line. Sometimes called a "direct".
dotDot of augmentation or division.
grpSymA brace or bracket used to group two or more staves of a score or part.
keyAccidAccidental in a key signature.
lgMay be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g., a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
noteA single pitched event.
rendA formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or italicized, of a text word or phrase.
restA non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.
sbAn empty formatting element that forces musical notation to begin on a new line.
sylIndividual lyric syllable.
symbolA reference to a previously defined symbol.
Tablature component declarations.
tabDurSymA visual indication of the duration of a tabGrp.
Declaration
<classSpec ident="att.typography" module="MEI.shared" type="atts">
<desc xml:lang="en">Typographical attributes.</desc>
<attList>
<attDef ident="fontfam" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Contains the name of a font-family.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:ref name="data.FONTFAMILY"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="fontname" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Holds the name of a font.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:ref name="data.FONTNAME"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="fontsize" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points,
<abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms,
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>
,
<val>small</val>
,
<val>larger</val>
,
<abbr>etc.</abbr>
, or percentage values relative to
<val>normal</val>
size,
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>
,
<val>125%</val>
. </desc>
<datatype>
<rng:ref name="data.FONTSIZE"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="fontstyle" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Records the style of a font,
<abbr>i.e.</abbr>
,
<val>italic</val>
,
<val>oblique</val>
, or
<val>normal</val>
.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:ref name="data.FONTSTYLE"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="fontweight" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Used to indicate bold type.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:ref name="data.FONTWEIGHT"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="letterspacing" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property.</desc>
<datatype> </datatype>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="lineheight" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:choice>
<rng:ref name="data.PERCENT"/>
</rng:choice>
</datatype>
</attDef>
</attList>
</classSpec>