Template:Music/doc

Template:Tl renders Western music notation of various types into Wikipedia and improves cross-browser support for music symbols. Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)#Accidentals, this template (or the terms for the accidentals) should be used in preference to the lowercase letter "b" and the number sign (#).

The images used here are categorized at commons:Category:Template:Music, so if you change an image used please try to remember to update the categorization.

Accidentals

The template correctly renders Unicode accidentals, sharps (♯), flats (♭), and natural signs (♮) in Internet Explorer which would otherwise display empty squares unless a full Unicode font is chosen in its Preferences. The choice of fonts also improves the rendering in other browsers on Microsoft Windows such as Mozilla Firefox. See the tables below to compare the results in your current browser. The template makes use of SVG to display double flat (double flat), double sharp (double sharp), and microtonal signs since the corresponding Unicode characters are not widely supported.

Symbol	Unicode entity	Unicode result	Template text	Template result
Flat	♭	♭	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	♭
Natural	♮	♮	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	♮
Sharp	♯	♯	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	♯
Double flat	𝄫	𝄫	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	double flat
Double sharp	𝄪	𝄪	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	double sharp
Triple flat			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	triple flat
Triple sharp	♯𝄪	♯𝄪	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	triple sharp
Half flat	𝄳	𝄳	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	half flat
Half sharp	𝄲	𝄲	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	half sharp
Flat stroke	𝄳	𝄳	Template:Tlc	flat stroke
Double flat stroke			Template:Tlc	double flat stroke
Three quarter flat			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	three quarter flat
Three quarter sharp			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	three quarter sharp
Septimal quarter tone (-)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	7
Septimal quarter tone (+)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	7 upside-down
11th partial [53 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	↓
11th partial [difference between 11:8 & 4:3] (+)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	↑
13th partial [26.8 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	13 upside down
13th partial [difference between 13:8 & 8:5] (+)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	13
17th partial [34.28 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	17 upside down
17th partial [difference between 17:16 & 25:24] (+)			Template:Tlc	17
19th partial [18.13 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc	19
19th partial [difference between 19:16 & 6:5] (+)			Template:Tlc	19U
23rd partial [38.05 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	23
29th partial [11.98 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	29
31st partial [-56.77 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	31U
31st partial [56.77 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	31
37th partial [Difference between 37/32 and 75/64] (-)			Template:Tlc	37
37th partial [23.24 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	37U
Syntonic comma [+21.51 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	+
Syntonic comma [-21.51 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc	-
Septimal quarter tone [-48.7 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc	File:Sims flagged arrow up.svg
Septimal quarter tone [+48.7 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	File:Sims flagged arrow down.svg
Sixth tone [+33.33 cents] (+)			Template:Tlc	File:Half up arrow.png
Sixth tone [-33.33 cents] (-)			Template:Tlc	File:Half down arrow.png

Sample text

The C♯ appears very early in Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E♭.

Notes and rests

Symbol	Unicode entity	Unicode result	Template text	Template result
Double whole note	𝅜	𝅜	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	double whole note
Whole note	𝅝	𝅝	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	whole note
Half note	𝅗𝅥	𝅗𝅥	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	half note
Quarter note	𝅘𝅥	𝅘𝅥	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	quarter note
Eighth note	𝅘𝅥𝅮	𝅘𝅥𝅮	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	eighth note
Beamed eighth notes			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	beamed eighth notes
Sixteenth note	𝅘𝅥𝅯	𝅘𝅥𝅯	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	sixteenth note
Beamed sixteenth notes			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	beamed sixteenth notes
Thirty- second note	𝅘𝅥𝅰	𝅘𝅥𝅰	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	thirty-second note
Sixty- fourth note	𝅘𝅥𝅱	𝅘𝅥𝅱	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	sixty-fourth note
Hundred twenty- eighth note	𝅘𝅥𝅲	𝅘𝅥𝅲
Dot	𝅭	𝅭	Template:Tlc	.
Dotted quarter note	𝅘𝅥𝅭	𝅘𝅥𝅭	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	dotted quarter note.
Dotted half note	𝅗𝅥𝅭	𝅗𝅥𝅭	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	dotted half note.
Double whole rest	𝄺	𝄺
Whole rest	𝄻	𝄻	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	whole rest
Half rest	𝄼	𝄼	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	half rest
Quarter rest	𝄽	𝄽	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	quarter rest
Eighth rest	𝄾	𝄾	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	eighth rest
Sixteenth rest	𝄿	𝄿	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	sixteenth rest
Thirty- second rest	𝅀	𝅀	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	thirty-second rest
Sixty- fourth rest	𝅁	𝅁	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	thirty-second rest
Hundred twenty- eighth rest	𝅂	𝅂

Some browsers and typefaces support ♩ (♩) and ♪ (♪) for quarter and eighth notes, as well as ♫ (♫) and ♬ (♬) for beamed eighth-note and sixteenth-note pairs respectively, but since the display of these characters does not match any of the other (non-supported) notes and rests, this template does not use these characters.

Sample text

One half note and two quarter note quarter note are equivalent.

Clefs

Symbol	Unicode entity	Unicode result	Template text	Template result
Treble clef or G-clef	𝄞	𝄞	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	treble clef
Alto clef			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	alto clef
Tenor clef			Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	tenor clef
C-clef	𝄡	𝄡	Template:Tlc	C clef
Bass clef or F-clef	𝄢	𝄢	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	bass clef
Neutral clef	𝄥	𝄥	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc

Note that there is no graphical distinction between treble clef and G-clef; alto clef, tenor clef and C-clef; bass clef and F-clef. The names preserve a difference in meaning and make the caption text (for screen readers) different.

Time signatures

Symbol	Unicode entity	Unicode result	Template text	Template result
common-time	𝄴	𝄴	Template:Tlc	common time
cut-time	𝄵	𝄵	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	cut time
2/4			Template:Tlc	Template:Time signature
3/4			Template:Tlc	Template:Time signature
3/8			Template:Tlc	Template:Time signature
6/8			Template:Tlc	Template:Time signature
9/8			Template:Tlc	Template:Time signature
12/8			Template:Tlc	Template:Time signature

For a general time signature, use Template:Tlc. This makes use of Template:Tl; if an article uses many invocations of Template:Tlf it can lead to excessive post-expand include size; calling Template:Tlf will reduce that.

Scale degrees

Scale degrees are often represented as Arabic numerals with a hat on them and thus the submediant of a scale is _{scale degree 6}.

Scale degree	Template text	Template result
1	Template:Tlc	scale degree 1
2	Template:Tlc	scale degree 2
3	Template:Tlc	scale degree 3
4	Template:Tlc	scale degree 4
5	Template:Tlc	scale degree 5
6	Template:Tlc	scale degree 6
7	Template:Tlc	scale degree 7
8	Template:Tlc	scale degree 8
9	Template:Tlc	scale degree 9

Sample text

The chord built on scale degree 4 of the major scale is a major chord.

Chord symbols and figured bass

Chord	Template text	Template result
Diminished	Template:Tlc	o
Half-diminished	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	ø
Augmented	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	+
Major	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	Δ
Root position	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc
First inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	6 or
Second inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc
Seventh chord root position	Template:Tlc	7
Seventh chord first inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc
Seventh chord second inversion	Template:Tlc
Seventh chord third inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc	2 or
Walter Piston's notation of viio	Template:Tlc
Ninth chord first inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc
Ninth chord second inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc
Ninth chord third inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc
Ninth chord fourth inversion	Template:Tlc or Template:Tlc

Sample text

DΔ7 consists of the notes D-F♯-A-C♯.

Key signatures

Key signatures must be typed in using the names of the articles themselves on keys. Note that there is no visual difference between the major and minor key signatures, but the alt text is different.

Sharps/Flats	Key signature (major)	Template text	Template result	Key signature (minor)	Template text	Template result
7♯	C♯ major	Template:Tlc	C-sharp major	A♯ minor	Template:Tlc	A-sharp minor
6♯	F♯ major	Template:Tlc	F-sharp major	D♯ minor	Template:Tlc	D-sharp minor
5♯	B major	Template:Tlc	B major	G♯ minor	Template:Tlc	G-sharp minor
4♯	E major	Template:Tlc	E major	C♯ minor	Template:Tlc	C-sharp minor
3♯	A major	Template:Tlc	A major	F♯ minor	Template:Tlc	F-sharp minor
2♯	D major	Template:Tlc	D major	B minor	Template:Tlc	B minor
1♯	G major	Template:Tlc	G major	E minor	Template:Tlc	E minor
0	C major	Template:Tlc	C major	A minor	Template:Tlc	A minor
1♭	F major	Template:Tlc	F major	D minor	Template:Tlc	D minor
2♭	B♭ major	Template:Tlc	B-flat major	G minor	Template:Tlc	G minor
3♭	E♭ major	Template:Tlc	E-flat major	C minor	Template:Tlc	C minor
4♭	A♭ major	Template:Tlc	A-flat major	F minor	Template:Tlc	F minor
5♭	D♭ major	Template:Tlc	D-flat major	B♭ minor	Template:Tlc	B-flat minor
6♭	G♭ major	Template:Tlc	G-flat major	E♭ minor	Template:Tlc	E-flat minor
7♭	C♭ major	Template:Tlc	C-flat major	A♭ minor	Template:Tlc	A-flat minor

Bars

Symbol	Unicode entity	Unicode result	Template text	Template result
Left repeat	𝄆	𝄆	Template:Tlc	left repeat
Right repeat	𝄇	𝄇	Template:Tlc	right repeat

Changing the size

Most symbols generated by this template, including double flats and sharps, notes, rests and key signatures, use images, as corresponding Unicode characters either don't exist or are not supported by all browsers. Unlike characters, images don't scale along with the surrounding text. To change the size of an image, to match the font size of the text in which it is placed, use the |size= parameter. Example:

• <span style="font-size:80%">G{{music|bb|size=x8px}}</span> → Gdouble flat

See also

• Help:Score and mw:Extension:Score