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MusicXML 4.1 Draft>Data Types>The enclosure-shape data type

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

rectangleenclosure-shape: rectangle
squareenclosure-shape: square
ovalenclosure-shape: oval
circleenclosure-shape: circle
bracketenclosure-shape: bracket
inverted-bracketenclosure-shape: inverted-bracket
triangleenclosure-shape: triangle
diamondenclosure-shape: diamond
pentagonenclosure-shape: pentagon
hexagonenclosure-shape: hexagon
heptagonenclosure-shape: heptagon
octagonenclosure-shape: octagon
nonagonenclosure-shape: nonagon
decagonenclosure-shape: decagon
noneNo 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