Standard accidentals for chord symbols (U+ED60–U+ED6F)

Supplementary to Chord symbols

Glyph Description Glyph Description
U+ED60
csymAccidentalFlat
Flat
U+ED61
csymAccidentalNatural
Natural
U+ED62
csymAccidentalSharp
Sharp
U+ED63
csymAccidentalDoubleSharp
Double sharp
U+ED64
csymAccidentalDoubleFlat
Double flat
U+ED65
csymAccidentalTripleSharp
Triple sharp
U+ED66
csymAccidentalTripleFlat
Triple flat
   
Glyph Description Glyph Description
uniED60.ss07
csymAccidentalFlatSmall
Flat (superscript or subscript)
uniED61.ss07
csymAccidentalNaturalSmall
Natural (superscript or subscript)
uniED62.ss07
csymAccidentalSharpSmall
Sharp (superscript or subscript)
uniED63.ss07
csymAccidentalDoubleSharpSmall
Double sharp (superscript or subscript)
uniED64.ss07
csymAccidentalDoubleFlatSmall
Double flat (superscript or subscript)
uniED65.ss07
csymAccidentalTripleSharpSmall
Triple sharp (superscript or subscript)
uniED66.ss07
csymAccidentalTripleFlatSmall
Triple flat (superscript or subscript)
   

Implementation notes

This range is intended for mixing music symbols with text. Its metrics and glyph registrations should follow the guidelines for fonts intended for text-based applications, even in fonts that are themselves primarily intended for use in scoring applications.

These accidentals should be designed to be complementary to standard letter forms, for example when describing a note name such as “C sharp” or “A flat”. It is recommended that the stem for the flat is shortened, so that overall the flat has similar proportions to a lower-case letter b. It is likewise recommended that the counters in the sharp and natural are opened up to make them clearer at smaller sizes. This helps to balance the accidentals with the surrounding text.

By contrast, the characters in the Standard accidentals (12-EDO) range and the following ranges are intended for positioning on a staff, and should use the usual proportions.

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