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The tenths data type

The tenths type is a number representing tenths of interline staff space (positive or negative). Both integer and decimal values are allowed, such as 5 for a half space and 2.5 for a quarter space. Interline space is measured from the middle of a staff line.

Distances in a MusicXML file are measured in tenths of staff space. Tenths are then scaled to millimeters within the scaling element, used in the defaults element at the start of a score. Individual staves can apply a scaling factor to adjust staff size.

When a MusicXML element or attribute refers to tenths, it means the global tenths defined by the <scaling> element, not the local tenths as adjusted by the <staff-size> element.

Allowed values

Base type: xs:decimal

Where is this type used?

<bottom-margin>

<distance>

<left-margin>

<line-width>

<measure-distance>

<page-height>

<page-width>

<right-margin>

<staff-distance>

<system-distance>

<tenths>

<top-margin>

<top-system-distance>

<accent>default-x attribute

<accent>default-y attribute

<accent>relative-x attribute

<accent>relative-y attribute

<accidental>default-x attribute

<accidental>default-y attribute

<accidental>relative-x attribute

<accidental>relative-y attribute

<accidental-mark>default-x attribute

<accidental-mark>default-y attribute

<accidental-mark>relative-x attribute

<accidental-mark>relative-y attribute

<accidental-text>default-x attribute

<accidental-text>default-y attribute

<accidental-text>relative-x attribute

<accidental-text>relative-y attribute

<accordion-registration>default-x attribute

<accordion-registration>default-y attribute

<accordion-registration>relative-x attribute

<accordion-registration>relative-y attribute

<arpeggiate>default-x attribute

<arpeggiate>default-y attribute

<arpeggiate>relative-x attribute

<arpeggiate>relative-y attribute

<arrow>default-x attribute

<arrow>default-y attribute

<arrow>relative-x attribute

<arrow>relative-y attribute

<bass-alter>default-x attribute

<bass-alter>default-y attribute

<bass-alter>relative-x attribute

<bass-alter>relative-y attribute

<bass-separator>default-x attribute

<bass-separator>default-y attribute

<bass-separator>relative-x attribute

<bass-separator>relative-y attribute

<bass-step>default-x attribute

<bass-step>default-y attribute

<bass-step>relative-x attribute

<bass-step>relative-y attribute

<bend>default-x attribute

<bend>default-y attribute

<bend>relative-x attribute

<bend>relative-y attribute

<bracket>end-length attribute

<bracket>dash-length attribute

<bracket>space-length attribute

<bracket>default-x attribute

<bracket>default-y attribute

<bracket>relative-x attribute

<bracket>relative-y attribute

<brass-bend>default-x attribute

<brass-bend>default-y attribute

<brass-bend>relative-x attribute

<brass-bend>relative-y attribute

<breath-mark>default-x attribute

<breath-mark>default-y attribute

<breath-mark>relative-x attribute

<breath-mark>relative-y attribute

<caesura>default-x attribute

<caesura>default-y attribute

<caesura>relative-x attribute

<caesura>relative-y attribute

<clef>default-x attribute

<clef>default-y attribute

<clef>relative-x attribute

<clef>relative-y attribute

<coda>default-x attribute

<coda>default-y attribute

<coda>relative-x attribute

<coda>relative-y attribute

<credit-image>height attribute

<credit-image>width attribute

<credit-image>default-x attribute

<credit-image>default-y attribute

<credit-image>relative-x attribute

<credit-image>relative-y attribute

<credit-symbol>default-x attribute

<credit-symbol>default-y attribute

<credit-symbol>relative-x attribute

<credit-symbol>relative-y attribute

<credit-words>default-x attribute

<credit-words>default-y attribute

<credit-words>relative-x attribute

<credit-words>relative-y attribute

<damp>default-x attribute

<damp>default-y attribute

<damp>relative-x attribute

<damp>relative-y attribute

<damp-all>default-x attribute

<damp-all>default-y attribute

<damp-all>relative-x attribute

<damp-all>relative-y attribute

<dashes>dash-length attribute

<dashes>space-length attribute

<dashes>default-x attribute

<dashes>default-y attribute

<dashes>relative-x attribute

<dashes>relative-y attribute

<degree-alter>default-x attribute

<degree-alter>default-y attribute

<degree-alter>relative-x attribute

<degree-alter>relative-y attribute

<degree-type>default-x attribute

<degree-type>default-y attribute

<degree-type>relative-x attribute

<degree-type>relative-y attribute

<degree-value>default-x attribute

<degree-value>default-y attribute

<degree-value>relative-x attribute

<degree-value>relative-y attribute

<delayed-inverted-turn>default-x attribute

<delayed-inverted-turn>default-y attribute

<delayed-inverted-turn>relative-x attribute

<delayed-inverted-turn>relative-y attribute

<delayed-turn>default-x attribute

<delayed-turn>default-y attribute

<delayed-turn>relative-x attribute

<delayed-turn>relative-y attribute

<detached-legato>default-x attribute

<detached-legato>default-y attribute

<detached-legato>relative-x attribute

<detached-legato>relative-y attribute

<directive>default-x attribute

<directive>default-y attribute

<directive>relative-x attribute

<directive>relative-y attribute

<display-text>default-x attribute

<display-text>default-y attribute

<display-text>relative-x attribute

<display-text>relative-y attribute

<doit>dash-length attribute

<doit>space-length attribute

<doit>default-x attribute

<doit>default-y attribute

<doit>relative-x attribute

<doit>relative-y attribute

<dot>default-x attribute

<dot>default-y attribute

<dot>relative-x attribute

<dot>relative-y attribute

<double-tongue>default-x attribute

<double-tongue>default-y attribute

<double-tongue>relative-x attribute

<double-tongue>relative-y attribute

<down-bow>default-x attribute

<down-bow>default-y attribute

<down-bow>relative-x attribute

<down-bow>relative-y attribute

<dynamics>default-x attribute

<dynamics>default-y attribute

<dynamics>relative-x attribute

<dynamics>relative-y attribute

<ending>default-x attribute

<ending>default-y attribute

<ending>relative-x attribute

<ending>relative-y attribute

<ending>end-length attribute

<ending>text-x attribute

<ending>text-y attribute

<extend>default-x attribute

<extend>default-y attribute

<extend>relative-x attribute

<extend>relative-y attribute

<eyeglasses>default-x attribute

<eyeglasses>default-y attribute

<eyeglasses>relative-x attribute

<eyeglasses>relative-y attribute

<falloff>dash-length attribute

<falloff>space-length attribute

<falloff>default-x attribute

<falloff>default-y attribute

<falloff>relative-x attribute

<falloff>relative-y attribute

<fermata>default-x attribute

<fermata>default-y attribute

<fermata>relative-x attribute

<fermata>relative-y attribute

<figure-number>default-x attribute

<figure-number>default-y attribute

<figure-number>relative-x attribute

<figure-number>relative-y attribute

<figured-bass>default-x attribute

<figured-bass>default-y attribute

<figured-bass>relative-x attribute

<figured-bass>relative-y attribute

<fingering>default-x attribute

<fingering>default-y attribute

<fingering>relative-x attribute

<fingering>relative-y attribute

<fingernails>default-x attribute

<fingernails>default-y attribute

<fingernails>relative-x attribute

<fingernails>relative-y attribute

<flip>default-x attribute

<flip>default-y attribute

<flip>relative-x attribute

<flip>relative-y attribute

<footnote>default-x attribute

<footnote>default-y attribute

<footnote>relative-x attribute

<footnote>relative-y attribute

<frame>default-x attribute

<frame>default-y attribute

<frame>relative-x attribute

<frame>relative-y attribute

<frame>height attribute

<frame>width attribute

<function>default-x attribute

<function>default-y attribute

<function>relative-x attribute

<function>relative-y attribute

<glissando>dash-length attribute

<glissando>space-length attribute

<glissando>default-x attribute

<glissando>default-y attribute

<glissando>relative-x attribute

<glissando>relative-y attribute

<golpe>default-x attribute

<golpe>default-y attribute

<golpe>relative-x attribute

<golpe>relative-y attribute

<group-abbreviation>default-x attribute

<group-abbreviation>default-y attribute

<group-abbreviation>relative-x attribute

<group-abbreviation>relative-y attribute

<group-name>default-x attribute

<group-name>default-y attribute

<group-name>relative-x attribute

<group-name>relative-y attribute

<group-symbol>default-x attribute

<group-symbol>default-y attribute

<group-symbol>relative-x attribute

<group-symbol>relative-y attribute

<half-muted>default-x attribute

<half-muted>default-y attribute

<half-muted>relative-x attribute

<half-muted>relative-y attribute

<hammer-on>default-x attribute

<hammer-on>default-y attribute

<hammer-on>relative-x attribute

<hammer-on>relative-y attribute

<handbell>default-x attribute

<handbell>default-y attribute

<handbell>relative-x attribute

<handbell>relative-y attribute

<harmon-mute>default-x attribute

<harmon-mute>default-y attribute

<harmon-mute>relative-x attribute

<harmon-mute>relative-y attribute

<harmonic>default-x attribute

<harmonic>default-y attribute

<harmonic>relative-x attribute

<harmonic>relative-y attribute

<harmony>default-x attribute

<harmony>default-y attribute

<harmony>relative-x attribute

<harmony>relative-y attribute

<harp-pedals>default-x attribute

<harp-pedals>default-y attribute

<harp-pedals>relative-x attribute

<harp-pedals>relative-y attribute

<haydn>default-x attribute

<haydn>default-y attribute

<haydn>relative-x attribute

<haydn>relative-y attribute

<heel>default-x attribute

<heel>default-y attribute

<heel>relative-x attribute

<heel>relative-y attribute

<hole>default-x attribute

<hole>default-y attribute

<hole>relative-x attribute

<hole>relative-y attribute

<image>height attribute

<image>width attribute

<image>default-x attribute

<image>default-y attribute

<image>relative-x attribute

<image>relative-y attribute

<inversion>default-x attribute

<inversion>default-y attribute

<inversion>relative-x attribute

<inversion>relative-y attribute

<inverted-mordent>default-x attribute

<inverted-mordent>default-y attribute

<inverted-mordent>relative-x attribute

<inverted-mordent>relative-y attribute

<inverted-turn>default-x attribute

<inverted-turn>default-y attribute

<inverted-turn>relative-x attribute

<inverted-turn>relative-y attribute

<inverted-vertical-turn>default-x attribute

<inverted-vertical-turn>default-y attribute

<inverted-vertical-turn>relative-x attribute

<inverted-vertical-turn>relative-y attribute

<key>default-x attribute

<key>default-y attribute

<key>relative-x attribute

<key>relative-y attribute

<kind>default-x attribute

<kind>default-y attribute

<kind>relative-x attribute

<kind>relative-y attribute

<left-divider>default-x attribute

<left-divider>default-y attribute

<left-divider>relative-x attribute

<left-divider>relative-y attribute

<line-detail>width attribute

<link>default-x attribute

<link>default-y attribute

<link>relative-x attribute

<link>relative-y attribute

<lyric>default-x attribute

<lyric>default-y attribute

<lyric>relative-x attribute

<lyric>relative-y attribute

<measure-numbering>default-x attribute

<measure-numbering>default-y attribute

<measure-numbering>relative-x attribute

<measure-numbering>relative-y attribute

<measure> (partwise)width attribute

<measure> (timewise)width attribute

<metronome>default-x attribute

<metronome>default-y attribute

<metronome>relative-x attribute

<metronome>relative-y attribute

<mordent>default-x attribute

<mordent>default-y attribute

<mordent>relative-x attribute

<mordent>relative-y attribute

<non-arpeggiate>default-x attribute

<non-arpeggiate>default-y attribute

<non-arpeggiate>relative-x attribute

<non-arpeggiate>relative-y attribute

<note>default-x attribute

<note>default-y attribute

<note>relative-x attribute

<note>relative-y attribute

<numeral-alter>default-x attribute

<numeral-alter>default-y attribute

<numeral-alter>relative-x attribute

<numeral-alter>relative-y attribute

<numeral-root>default-x attribute

<numeral-root>default-y attribute

<numeral-root>relative-x attribute

<numeral-root>relative-y attribute

<octave-shift>dash-length attribute

<octave-shift>space-length attribute

<octave-shift>default-x attribute

<octave-shift>default-y attribute

<octave-shift>relative-x attribute

<octave-shift>relative-y attribute

<open>default-x attribute

<open>default-y attribute

<open>relative-x attribute

<open>relative-y attribute

<open-string>default-x attribute

<open-string>default-y attribute

<open-string>relative-x attribute

<open-string>relative-y attribute

<other-articulation>default-x attribute

<other-articulation>default-y attribute

<other-articulation>relative-x attribute

<other-articulation>relative-y attribute

<other-direction>default-x attribute

<other-direction>default-y attribute

<other-direction>relative-x attribute

<other-direction>relative-y attribute

<other-notation>default-x attribute

<other-notation>default-y attribute

<other-notation>relative-x attribute

<other-notation>relative-y attribute

<other-ornament>default-x attribute

<other-ornament>default-y attribute

<other-ornament>relative-x attribute

<other-ornament>relative-y attribute

<other-technical>default-x attribute

<other-technical>default-y attribute

<other-technical>relative-x attribute

<other-technical>relative-y attribute

<part-abbreviation>default-x attribute

<part-abbreviation>default-y attribute

<part-abbreviation>relative-x attribute

<part-abbreviation>relative-y attribute

<part-name>default-x attribute

<part-name>default-y attribute

<part-name>relative-x attribute

<part-name>relative-y attribute

<part-symbol>default-x attribute

<part-symbol>default-y attribute

<part-symbol>relative-x attribute

<part-symbol>relative-y attribute

<pedal>default-x attribute

<pedal>default-y attribute

<pedal>relative-x attribute

<pedal>relative-y attribute

<percussion>default-x attribute

<percussion>default-y attribute

<percussion>relative-x attribute

<percussion>relative-y attribute

<plop>dash-length attribute

<plop>space-length attribute

<plop>default-x attribute

<plop>default-y attribute

<plop>relative-x attribute

<plop>relative-y attribute

<pluck>default-x attribute

<pluck>default-y attribute

<pluck>relative-x attribute

<pluck>relative-y attribute

<prefix>default-x attribute

<prefix>default-y attribute

<prefix>relative-x attribute

<prefix>relative-y attribute

<principal-voice>default-x attribute

<principal-voice>default-y attribute

<principal-voice>relative-x attribute

<principal-voice>relative-y attribute

<print>staff-spacing attribute

<pull-off>default-x attribute

<pull-off>default-y attribute

<pull-off>relative-x attribute

<pull-off>relative-y attribute

<rehearsal>default-x attribute

<rehearsal>default-y attribute

<rehearsal>relative-x attribute

<rehearsal>relative-y attribute

<right-divider>default-x attribute

<right-divider>default-y attribute

<right-divider>relative-x attribute

<right-divider>relative-y attribute

<root-alter>default-x attribute

<root-alter>default-y attribute

<root-alter>relative-x attribute

<root-alter>relative-y attribute

<root-step>default-x attribute

<root-step>default-y attribute

<root-step>relative-x attribute

<root-step>relative-y attribute

<schleifer>default-x attribute

<schleifer>default-y attribute

<schleifer>relative-x attribute

<schleifer>relative-y attribute

<scoop>dash-length attribute

<scoop>space-length attribute

<scoop>default-x attribute

<scoop>default-y attribute

<scoop>relative-x attribute

<scoop>relative-y attribute

<segno>default-x attribute

<segno>default-y attribute

<segno>relative-x attribute

<segno>relative-y attribute

<shake>default-x attribute

<shake>default-y attribute

<shake>relative-x attribute

<shake>relative-y attribute

<slide>dash-length attribute

<slide>space-length attribute

<slide>default-x attribute

<slide>default-y attribute

<slide>relative-x attribute

<slide>relative-y attribute

<slur>dash-length attribute

<slur>space-length attribute

<slur>default-x attribute

<slur>default-y attribute

<slur>relative-x attribute

<slur>relative-y attribute

<slur>bezier-x attribute

<slur>bezier-y attribute

<slur>bezier-x2 attribute

<slur>bezier-y2 attribute

<smear>default-x attribute

<smear>default-y attribute

<smear>relative-x attribute

<smear>relative-y attribute

<snap-pizzicato>default-x attribute

<snap-pizzicato>default-y attribute

<snap-pizzicato>relative-x attribute

<snap-pizzicato>relative-y attribute

<soft-accent>default-x attribute

<soft-accent>default-y attribute

<soft-accent>relative-x attribute

<soft-accent>relative-y attribute

<spiccato>default-x attribute

<spiccato>default-y attribute

<spiccato>relative-x attribute

<spiccato>relative-y attribute

<staccatissimo>default-x attribute

<staccatissimo>default-y attribute

<staccatissimo>relative-x attribute

<staccatissimo>relative-y attribute

<staccato>default-x attribute

<staccato>default-y attribute

<staccato>relative-x attribute

<staccato>relative-y attribute

<staff-divide>default-x attribute

<staff-divide>default-y attribute

<staff-divide>relative-x attribute

<staff-divide>relative-y attribute

<stem>default-x attribute

<stem>default-y attribute

<stem>relative-x attribute

<stem>relative-y attribute

<stopped>default-x attribute

<stopped>default-y attribute

<stopped>relative-x attribute

<stopped>relative-y attribute

<stress>default-x attribute

<stress>default-y attribute

<stress>relative-x attribute

<stress>relative-y attribute

<string>default-x attribute

<string>default-y attribute

<string>relative-x attribute

<string>relative-y attribute

<string-mute>default-x attribute

<string-mute>default-y attribute

<string-mute>relative-x attribute

<string-mute>relative-y attribute

<strong-accent>default-x attribute

<strong-accent>default-y attribute

<strong-accent>relative-x attribute

<strong-accent>relative-y attribute

<suffix>default-x attribute

<suffix>default-y attribute

<suffix>relative-x attribute

<suffix>relative-y attribute

<symbol>default-x attribute

<symbol>default-y attribute

<symbol>relative-x attribute

<symbol>relative-y attribute

<tap>default-x attribute

<tap>default-y attribute

<tap>relative-x attribute

<tap>relative-y attribute

<tenuto>default-x attribute

<tenuto>default-y attribute

<tenuto>relative-x attribute

<tenuto>relative-y attribute

<thumb-position>default-x attribute

<thumb-position>default-y attribute

<thumb-position>relative-x attribute

<thumb-position>relative-y attribute

<tied>dash-length attribute

<tied>space-length attribute

<tied>default-x attribute

<tied>default-y attribute

<tied>relative-x attribute

<tied>relative-y attribute

<tied>bezier-x attribute

<tied>bezier-y attribute

<tied>bezier-x2 attribute

<tied>bezier-y2 attribute

<time>default-x attribute

<time>default-y attribute

<time>relative-x attribute

<time>relative-y attribute

<toe>default-x attribute

<toe>default-y attribute

<toe>relative-x attribute

<toe>relative-y attribute

<tremolo>default-x attribute

<tremolo>default-y attribute

<tremolo>relative-x attribute

<tremolo>relative-y attribute

<trill-mark>default-x attribute

<trill-mark>default-y attribute

<trill-mark>relative-x attribute

<trill-mark>relative-y attribute

<triple-tongue>default-x attribute

<triple-tongue>default-y attribute

<triple-tongue>relative-x attribute

<triple-tongue>relative-y attribute

<tuplet>default-x attribute

<tuplet>default-y attribute

<tuplet>relative-x attribute

<tuplet>relative-y attribute

<turn>default-x attribute

<turn>default-y attribute

<turn>relative-x attribute

<turn>relative-y attribute

<unstress>default-x attribute

<unstress>default-y attribute

<unstress>relative-x attribute

<unstress>relative-y attribute

<up-bow>default-x attribute

<up-bow>default-y attribute

<up-bow>relative-x attribute

<up-bow>relative-y attribute

<vertical-turn>default-x attribute

<vertical-turn>default-y attribute

<vertical-turn>relative-x attribute

<vertical-turn>relative-y attribute

<wavy-line>default-x attribute

<wavy-line>default-y attribute

<wavy-line>relative-x attribute

<wavy-line>relative-y attribute

<wedge>spread attribute

<wedge>dash-length attribute

<wedge>space-length attribute

<wedge>default-x attribute

<wedge>default-y attribute

<wedge>relative-x attribute

<wedge>relative-y attribute

<with-bar>default-x attribute

<with-bar>default-y attribute

<with-bar>relative-x attribute

<with-bar>relative-y attribute

<words>default-x attribute

<words>default-y attribute

<words>relative-x attribute

<words>relative-y attribute