In the following, Unicode code points are defined in the standard way Important: this is not a musical symbols font, but a text font with a few symbols which are commonly inserted in text when writing about music. We shall define a 'Music Enhanced Text Font', therefore, as one containing (in adition to a Latin alphabet) a number of specific symbols which make writingĪbout music possible. You may have real problems, as, as far as we can tell, Unicode does not define the half-diminished symbol. The Unicode 'undertie' symbol does the job nicely, though you might look in vain for a font containing it!įinally, if you want to write a 'half diminished' chord, eg Same note, they are often marked with an elision, for example: Then you may be in similar trouble, though a font containing a Greek capitalĪnd when writing lyrics under music, if two words are sung under the If you want to write a story about the chord Not space itself appropriately from the previous letter. It might not be proportioned compatibly with the text, or it might There are a few, but they are in the minority. Then you'll have to look quite hard to find a font containing the flat symbol. If you want to entitle your piece of music Often require symbols which are omitted from fonts, because, in a wider
Skilled and time-consuming business, and no font found in practice willĬontain every symbol which Unicode defines. However, designing an attractive and coherent set of glyphs is a Unicodeĭefines a 'code point' for each of thousands upon thousands of differentĬharacters, symbols, and signs Text accompanying music Include Latin alphabets (complete with diacriticals), Greek, Arabic,Ĭyrillic, Hebrew, and a plethora of other symbols. Were limited to 256 characters (or in some cases fewer) now a single fontĬan contain a vast number of characters. In recent years the adoption of the Unicode standard has revolutionisedĬomputer font design and production.
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