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The enclosure-shape data type

The enclosure-shape type describes the shape and presence / absence of an enclosure around text or symbols. A bracket enclosure is similar to a rectangle with the bottom line missing, as is common in jazz notation. An inverted-bracket enclosure is similar to a rectangle with the top line missing.

Allowed values

Base type: xs:token

rectangle enclosure-shape: rectangle
square enclosure-shape: square
oval enclosure-shape: oval
circle enclosure-shape: circle
bracket enclosure-shape: bracket
inverted-bracket enclosure-shape: inverted-bracket
triangle enclosure-shape: triangle
diamond enclosure-shape: diamond
pentagon enclosure-shape: pentagon
hexagon enclosure-shape: hexagon
heptagon enclosure-shape: heptagon
octagon enclosure-shape: octagon
nonagon enclosure-shape: nonagon
decagon enclosure-shape: decagon
none No enclosure is displayed.

Where is this type used?

<accidental-text>enclosure attribute

<credit-symbol>enclosure attribute

<credit-words>enclosure attribute

<display-text>enclosure attribute

<dynamics>enclosure attribute

<footnote>enclosure attribute

<percussion>enclosure attribute

<rehearsal>enclosure attribute

<symbol>enclosure attribute

<words>enclosure attribute