The <numeral-alter> element

Parent element: <numeral>

The <numeral-alter> element represents an alteration to the <numeral-root>, similar to the <alter> element for a <pitch>.

Content

semitones

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
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 <offset> 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.
location left-right No The location attribute indicates whether the alteration should appear to the left or the right of the <numeral-root>. It is left if not specified.
print-object yes-no No Specifies whether or not to print an object. It is yes if not specified. It can be used to hide an alteration in cases such as when the MusicXML encoding of a 6 or 7 <numeral-root> in a minor key requires an alteration that is not displayed.
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 <offset> 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.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<numeral-alter>, <numeral-root>