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The <mordent> element

Parent element: <ornaments>

mordent

The mordent element represents the sign with the vertical line. The choice of which mordent sign is inverted differs between MusicXML and SMuFL. The long attribute is “no” by default.

Content

Always empty.

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
accelerate yes-no No
approach above-below No
beats trill-beats No
color color No
default-x tenths No
default-y tenths No
departure above-below No
font-family font-family No
font-size font-size No
font-style font-style No
font-weight font-weight No
last-beat percent No
long yes-no No
placement above-below No
relative-x tenths No
relative-y tenths No
second-beat percent No
start-note start-note No
trill-step trill-step No
two-note-turn two-note-turn No

Examples

This element is used in the following example:

<mordent>