Engraver font

The Finale Engraver font set was developed by Bruce Nelson to meet the Music Publisher Association's music font design specifications. It includes a larger notehead with a different notehead angle. It also includes Let ring noteheads, Double-stopped unison noteheads, Trill to noteheads, Cluster noteheads, variations on dynamics and articulations, tempo markings, and harp pedaling symbols.

To enter a character, hold the ALT key while using the numpad to enter the number combination listed in order. The numbers do not need to be held like the ALT key. When the ALT key is released, the character appears. All of these characters can also be selected by using Text > Font to choose the desired font and Text > Inserts > Symbol to open the Symbol Selection dialog box.

Engraver Font Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+w Double whole note (Breve) SHIFT+q Double-stopped unison quarter/eighth noteheads
ALT+0221 Breve SHIFT+x Circled x
w Whole note ALT+0192 Non-pitched notehead
ALT+0250 Half notehead ALT+0177 Triangle
ALT+0207 Quarter/Eighth notehead ALT+0209 Filled triangle
l Trill to notehead ALT+0224 Filled upside down triangle
SHIFT+l Trill to sharp notehead ALT+0173 Square
ALT+0194 Trill to flat notehead ALT+0208 Filled square
ALT+0241 Trill to natural notehead ALT+0225 Diamond
y Trill to reduced notehead ALT+0226 Filled diamond
SHIFT+y Trill to reduced sharp notehead ; Top indeterminate cluster notehead
ALT+0180 Trill to reduced flat notehead SHIFT+; Middle indeterminate cluster notehead
ALT+0231 Trill to reduced natural notehead ALT+0201 Bottom indeterminate cluster notehead
h Reduced x notehead ALT+0242 Filled indeterminate cluster notehead
x Double-stopped unison whole notes ALT+0211 Determinate cluster for whole notes
SHIFT+h Double-stopped unison half noteheads ALT+0210 Determinate cluster for quarter and half notes
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0151 Whole notehead on a line ALT+0147 Dotted half notehead on a line
ALT+0152 Whole notehead on a line ALT+0148 Dotted half notehead in a space
ALT+0153 Whole notehead in a space ALT+0149 Dotted half notehead in a space
ALT+0154 Whole notehead in a space ALT+0150 Dotted half notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
ALT+0155 Dotted whole notehead on a line ALT+0131 Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line
ALT+0156 Dotted whole notehead on a line ALT+0132 Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line
ALT+0157 Dotted whole notehead in a space ALT+0133 Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space
ALT+0158 Dotted whole notehead in a space ALT+0134 Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space
ALT+0159 Dotted whole notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord ALT+0135 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line
ALT+0142 Half notehead on a line ALT+0136 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line
ALT+0143 Half notehead on a line ALT+0137 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space
ALT+0144 Half notehead in a space ALT+0138 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space
ALT+0145 Half notehead in a space ALT+0139 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
ALT+0146 Dotted half notehead on a line      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
j First upstem flag ALT+0239 Second downstem flag
SHIFT+j First downstem flag r Sixteenth note upstem flag
SHIFT+k Second upstem flag SHIFT+r Sixteenth note downstem flag
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+3 Sharp ALT+0186 Double-flat
a Courtesy sharp ALT+0140 Courtesy double-flat
b Flat ALT+0220 Double-sharp
SHIFT+a Courtesy flat ALT+0129 Courtesy double-sharp
n Natural ALT+0245 Quarter tone flat
SHIFT+n Courtesy natural SHIFT+4 Quarter tone sharp
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0227 Double-whole note rest ALT+0197 Sixteenth (16th) note rest
ALT+0238 Whole note rest ALT+0168 Thirty-second (32nd) note rest
ALT+0183 Half note rest ALT+0244 Sixty-fourth (64th) note rest
ALT+0206 Quarter note rest ALT+0229 One hundred twenty-eighth (128th) note rest
ALT+0228 Eighth (8th) note rest      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0175 Softer than pianississimo SHIFT+z Forzando
ALT+0184 Pianississimo ALT+0182 Sforzando-pianissimo
ALT+0185 Pianissimo ALT+0130 Sforzando-piano
SHIFT+p Mezzo piano ALT+0167 Sforzando or sforzato
p Piano SHIFT+s Sforzando or sforzato
SHIFT+f Mezzo forte ALT+0141 Sforzando
f Forte ALT+0189 m for dynamic combinations
ALT+0196 Fortissimo k r for dynamic combinations
ALT+0236 Fortississimo s s for Dynamic Combinations
ALT+0235 Louder than fortississimo z z for dynamic combinations
ALT+0234 Fortepiano      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
. Staccato ALT+0178 Upbow
SHIFT+. Accent ALT+0179 Downbow
ALT+0249 Accent with staccato (above note) ALT+0253 Bartok pizzicato (above note)
ALT+0223 Accent with staccato (below note) ALT+0169 Bartok pizzicato (below note)
SHIFT+6 Marcato (above note) SHIFT+t Turn, grupetto
v Marcato (below note) ALT+0161 Pedal down
ALT+0172 Marcato with staccato (above note) SHIFT+8 Pedal up
ALT+0232 Marcato with staccato (below note) g Rolled chord or arpeggio
' Staccatissimo (above note) SHIFT+' Caesura, pause, grand pause, or railroad tracks
ALT+0174 Staccatissimo (below note) SHIFT+o Harmonic
- Tenuto o Natural harmonic
SHIFT+, Tenuto with staccato (above note) ALT+0191 Half diminished chord
ALT+0248 Tenuto with staccato (below note) SHIFT+= Augmented
ALT+0251 Accented tenuto (above note) , Pause or breath mark
ALT+0240 Accented tenuto (below note) SHIFT+1 Measured tremolo
SHIFT+u Fermata (above note) SHIFT+2 Measured tremolo
u Fermata (below note) ALT+0190 Unmeasured tremolo
SHIFT+` Trill extension ALT+0188 Unmeasured tremolo
i Laissez vibrer or let ring (above note) d Unmeasured tremolo
SHIFT+i Laissez vibrer or let ring (below note) SHIFT+d Unmeasured tremolo
SHIFT+m Mordent, trill extension e Unmeasured tremolo
m Mordent, trill extension SHIFT+e Unmeasured tremolo
ALT+0181 Mordent, trill extension      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0195 Ottava ` Double ottava basso
ALT+0215 Ottava basso ALT+0217 Trill
ALT+0219 Double ottava SHIFT+` Trill extension
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+5 Segno ALT+0243 Small slash
ALT+0222 Coda ALT+0213 Large slash
ALT+0212 One-measure repeat ALT+0218 Double whole note diamond
ALT+0199 Two-measure repeat SHIFT+\ Whole and half note diamond
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+7 G or treble clef ALT+0230 Bass 8va clef
ALT+0160 Treble 8va clef t Bass 8vb clef
SHIFT+v Treble 8vb clef / Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+b C clef ALT+0214 Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+/ F or bass clef      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
c Common time 6 Number 6
SHIFT+c Cut time 7 Number 7
1 Number 1 8 Number 8
2 Number 2 9 Number 9
3 Number 3 0 Number 0
4 Number 4 SHIFT+= Plus sign
5 Number 5 ALT+0246 Plus sign
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0193 Left bracket ALT+0176 Right bracket
ALT+0170 Left bracket ALT+0164 Right bracket
ALT+0163 Left bracket ALT+0166 Right bracket
ALT+0162 Left bracket ALT+0165 Right bracket
SHIFT+9 Left parenthesis SHIFT+0 Right parenthesis
[ Left parenthesis ] Right parenthesis
SHIFT+[ Left parenthesis (extra spacing) SHIFT+] Right parenthesis (extra spacing)
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+- Ledger line ALT+0200 Dashed barline
= Staff lines ALT+0187 System divider
\ Barline      

Engraver Font Extras Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+w Double whole note (Breve) ALT+0140 Courtesy double-flat
v Alternate double whole note (Breve) 1 Filled triangle
SHIFT+v Breve SHIFT+1 Triangle
w Whole note - Filled upside down triangle
SHIFT+5 or ALT+0250 Half notehead SHIFT+- Upside down triangle
SHIFT+e Ghost half notehead 9 Filled left-facing triangle
SHIFT+f Cross-stick half notehead SHIFT+9 Left-facing Triangle
SHIFT+g Strikethrough half notehead 8 Filled right-facing triangle
SHIFT+h Rimshot half notehead SHIFT+8 Right-facing triangle
ALT+0238 X half notehead 4 Filled upside down left-facing triangle
5 or ALT+0207 Quarter/Eighth notehead SHIFT+4 Upside down left-facing triangle
e Ghost quarter/eighth notehead 0 Filled square
f Cross-stick quarter/eighth notehead SHIFT+0 Square
g Strikethrough quarter/eighth notehead 6 Filled rectangle
h Rimshot quarter/eighth notehead SHIFT+6 Rectangle
SHIFT+u Double whole note diamond 3 Filled diamond
u Whole and half note diamond SHIFT+3 Diamond
m Sharp t Alternative filled diamond
a Courtesy sharp SHIFT+t Alternative diamond
l Three quarter tone sharp 7 Alternative filled diamond
SHIFT+l Quarter tone sharp SHIFT+7 Alternative diamond
ALT+0194 Quarter tone sharp 2 Cymbal closed notehead
ALT+0181 Half sharp or quarter tone sharp SHIFT+2 Cymbal open notehead
ALT+0229 Three quarter tone sharp or one and a half sharp o Circle
SHIFT+m Double-sharp SHIFT+o Strikethrough circle
ALT+0129 Courtesy double-sharp p Half-open
n Natural SHIFT+p Damp
SHIFT+n Courtesy natural q Damp
k Quarter tone sharp SHIFT+q Damp
SHIFT+k Quarter tone flat ALT+0185 Harp mute
b Flat x x
SHIFT+a Courtesy flat SHIFT+x Center
j Quarter tone flat SHIFT+= Plus
SHIFT+j Quarter tone flat / Slash
ALT+0245 Quarter tone flat SHIFT+s Slash
SHIFT+b Quarter tone flat SHIFT+/ Large slash
i Quarter tone flat s Backslash
SHIFT+i Filled backwards flat and flat r Dash
ALT+0186 Double-flat      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0151 Whole notehead on a line ALT+0138 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space
ALT+0152 Whole notehead on a line ALT+0139 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
ALT+0153 Whole notehead in a space ALT+0218 X notehead on a line
ALT+0154 Whole notehead in a space ALT+0219 X notehead on a line
ALT+0155 Dotted whole notehead on a line ALT+0220 X notehead in a space
ALT+0156 Dotted whole notehead on a line ALT+0221 X notehead in a space
ALT+0157 Dotted whole notehead in a space ALT+0222 Dotted x notehead on a line
ALT+0158 Dotted whole notehead in a space ALT+0223 Dotted x notehead on a line
ALT+0159 Dotted whole notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord ALT+0224 Dotted x notehead in a space
ALT+0142 Half notehead on a line ALT+0161 Dotted x notehead in a space
ALT+0143 Half notehead on a line ALT+0225 Dotted x notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
ALT+0144 Half notehead in a space ALT+0193 X on a line
ALT+0145 Half notehead in a space ALT+0170 X on a line
ALT+0146 Dotted half notehead on a line ALT+0163 X in a space
ALT+0147 Dotted half notehead on a line ALT+0162 X in a space
ALT+0148 Dotted half notehead in a space ALT+0176 Dotted x on a line
ALT+0149 Dotted half notehead in a space ALT+0187 Dotted x on a line
ALT+0150 Dotted half notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord ALT+0166 Dotted x in a space
ALT+0131 Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line ALT+0165 Dotted x in a space
ALT+0132 Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line ALT+0164 Dotted x on a line and at the bottom of a chord
ALT+0133 Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space ' Circled x on a line
ALT+0134 Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space SHIFT+' Circled x on a line
ALT+0135 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line ALT+0190 Dotted circled x on a line
ALT+0136 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line ALT+0174 Dotted circled x on a line
ALT+0137 Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
c 3-string fretboard at nut , Sharp trill
SHIFT+c 3-string fretboard SHIFT+, Flat trill
d 4-string fretboard at nut . Natural trill
SHIFT+d 4-string fretboard [ One beat conducting symbol
\ Accented tenuto (above note, within staff) ] One beat conducting symbol
SHIFT+\ Accented tenuto (below note, within staff) SHIFT+[ Two beat conducting symbol
SHIFT+; Accent with staccato (above note, within staff) SHIFT+] Two beat conducting symbol
; Accent with staccato (below note, within staff) ALT+0210 Three beat conducting symbol
SHIFT+` Tenuto with staccato (above note, within staff) ALT+0212 Three beat conducting symbol
` Tenuto with staccato (below note, within staff) ALT+0211 Four beat conducting symbol

Engraver Text T/H/NCS Character Set

Engraver Text T character set is shown below. The Engraver Text fonts correspond to the standard fonts used for the text portions of the font: T for Times, H for Helvetica and NCS for New Century Schoolbook.

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
v Double whole note (Breve) m Measures
u Alternate double whole note (Breve) d Dot for quarter and half notes
b Breve Text > Inserts > Symbol > 235 Dot for whole notes
w Whole note SHIFT+[ Left parenthesis or (
h Half note SHIFT+] Right parenthesis or )
q Quarter note \ Left arrow for quarter and half notes
e Eighth note SHIFT+\ Right arrow for quarter and half notes
x Sixteenth note ; Left arrow for whole notes
c Circa SHIFT+; Right arrow for whole notes
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 130 Circa      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+d D SHIFT+n Natural (lower)
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 182 D (lower) f Flat
SHIFT+c C g Flat (lower)
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 141 C (lower) o Harp pedal raised
SHIFT+b B SHIFT+o Harp pedal centered
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 186 B (lower) p Harp pedal lowered
SHIFT+e E SHIFT+p Harp pedal divider
SHIFT+f F [ Left bracket
SHIFT+g G k Left bracket
SHIFT+a A r Left bracket
s Sharp l Vertical line
SHIFT+s Sharp (lower) ] Right bracket
n Natural SHIFT+r Right bracket
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+h Arpeggiato up SHIFT+v Up arrow
SHIFT+i Arpeggiato up SHIFT+w Up arrow
SHIFT+j Arpeggiato up SHIFT+x Down arrow
SHIFT+k Arpeggiato down SHIFT+y Down arrow
SHIFT+l Arpeggiato down SHIFT+z Down arrow
SHIFT+m Arpeggiato down t Up arrowhead
SHIFT+u Up arrow SHIFT+t Down arrowhead
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 195 Ottava SHIFT+0 Right parenthesis or )
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 215 Ottava basso - Hyphen or -
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 227 Ottava basso = Equal sign or =
Text > Inserts > Symbol > 219 Quindicesima SHIFT+= Plus sign or +
` Quindicesima . Period or .
SHIFT+9 Left parenthesis or ( , Comma or ,
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
1 1 6 6
2 2 7 7
3 3 8 8
4 4 9 9
5 5 0 0

Engraver Time Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
1 1 6 6
2 2 7 7
3 3 8 8
4 4 9 9
5 5 0 0

See also:

Fonts

Finale Character Sets

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