The up, down or auto object
Type: String
Describes the direction a musical symbol should be pointing. This is used for symbols that are allowed to point in multiple directions depending on musical context.
See also up or down, a more constrained data type that doesn't support the value "auto".
Allowed values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Consuming applications are free to determine the symbol direction based on their own algorithms. | |
| The symbol is pointing downward. | |
| The symbol is pointing upward. |
Parent objects
This object is used by the following parent objects:
- arpeggio: "direction"
- fermata: "pointing"
- strong accent: "pointing"