Metronome marks (U+ECA0–U+ECBF)
| Glyph | Description | Glyph | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | U+ECA0 metNoteDoubleWhole Double whole note (breve) | | U+ECA1 metNoteDoubleWholeSquare Double whole note (square) |
| | U+ECA2 metNoteWhole Whole note (semibreve) | | U+ECA3 metNoteHalfUp Half note (minim) stem up |
| | U+ECA4 metNoteHalfDown Half note (minim) stem down | | U+ECA5 metNoteQuarterUp Quarter note (crotchet) stem up |
| | U+ECA6 metNoteQuarterDown Quarter note (crotchet) stem down | | U+ECA7 metNote8thUp Eighth note (quaver) stem up |
| | U+ECA8 metNote8thDown Eighth note (quaver) stem down | | U+ECA9 metNote16thUp 16th note (semiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECAA metNote16thDown 16th note (semiquaver) stem down | | U+ECAB metNote32ndUp 32nd note (demisemiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECAC metNote32ndDown 32nd note (demisemiquaver) stem down | | U+ECAD metNote64thUp 64th note (hemidemisemiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECAE metNote64thDown 64th note (hemidemisemiquaver) stem down | | U+ECAF metNote128thUp 128th note (semihemidemisemiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECB0 metNote128thDown 128th note (semihemidemisemiquaver) stem down | | U+ECB1 metNote256thUp 256th note (demisemihemidemisemiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECB2 metNote256thDown 256th note (demisemihemidemisemiquaver) stem down | | U+ECB3 metNote512thUp 512th note (hemidemisemihemidemisemiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECB4 metNote512thDown 512th note (hemidemisemihemidemisemiquaver) stem down | | U+ECB5 metNote1024thUp 1024th note (semihemidemisemihemidemisemiquaver) stem up |
| | U+ECB6 metNote1024thDown 1024th note (semihemidemisemihemidemisemiquaver) stem down | | U+ECB7 metAugmentationDot Augmentation dot |
Implementation notes
This range is intended for mixing music symbols with text. Its metrics and glyph registrations should follow the guidelines for fonts intended for text-based applications, even in fonts that are themselves primarily intended for use in scoring applications.
These precomposed notes may be used for displaying metronome marks and simple metric modulations. More complex metric modulations and l’istesso tempo directions may be drawn using these characters in conjunction with the Beamed groups of notes range.
It is recommended that the default stem length for characters in this range is reduced by 0.75 spaces from the normal minimum of 3.5 spaces. This helps to balance the notehead and its stem and flag with the surrounding text.
By contrast, the characters in the Individual notes range are intended for positioning on a staff, and hence have the default minimum stem length of 3.5 spaces.