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The <distance> element

Parent element: <appearance>

The distance element represents standard distances between notation elements in tenths. The type attribute defines what type of distance is being defined. Valid values include hyphen (for hyphens in lyrics) and beam.

Content

tenths

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
type distance-type Yes

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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