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Finale Numerics font

The Finale Numerics font includes all the characters you need to create harmonic analysis and figured bass. Zero-width characters allow you to easily stack characters in three distinct levels from top to bottom, and regular characters allow for regular-size . Use the Lyrics tool to add your harmonic analysis or figured bass beneath the staff. For instructions, see Harmonic Analysis and Figured Bass.

Note that some of the characters in the Finale Numerics font are only accessible via Windows' Character Map utility, which displays all the available glyphs in a given font. Characters that require the use of the Character Map utility are listed in the table below by their Unicode code point ("U+nnnn").

Finale Numerics character set (by category)

Finale Numerics character set (by keystroke)

Keystroke Character Description
1 middle
2 middle
3 middle
4 middle
5 middle
6 middle
7 middle
8 middle
9 middle
0 middle
! top
@ top
# top
$ top
% top
^ top
& top
* top
( top
) top
:  
a  
b  
c  
d  
e  
f  
g  
h  
i  
j middle
k middle
l middle
m middle
n  
o  
q middle
r  
s middle
t  
u middle
v  
w middle
x middle
y middle
z middle
A  
B  
C  
D  
E  
F  
G  
H  
I  
J top
K top
L top
M top
N  
P  
Q top
S top
U top
V  
W top
X top
Y top
Z top
[  
]  
\  
=  
-  
.  
/  
'  
{  
}  
|  
+  
<  
>  
?  
"  
OPTION+SHIFT+2  
   
OPTION+F middle
OPTION+T middle/bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+7  
OPTION+SHIFT+R top/middle/bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+3  
OPTION+SHIFT+Q  
OPTION+8 bottom
OPTION+-  
OPTION+SHIFT+-  
OPTION+2 bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+4  
OPTION+Q bottom
OPTION+U, SHIFT+Y top
OPTION+1 bottom
OPTION+4 bottom
OPTION+3 bottom
  middle
OPTION+Y bottom
  bottom
OPTION+6 bottom
OPTION+U bottom
OPTION+G bottom
OPTION+9 bottom
OPTION+\  
OPTION+L bottom
OPTION+R top/middle/bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+8  
OPTION+SHIFT+= top
OPTION+M  
OPTION+7 bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+9  
OPTION+0 bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+/ bottom
OPTION+`, SHIFT+A  
OPTION+SHIFT+Y (or OPTION+E, SHIFT+A) middle
OPTION+SHIFT+M (or OPTION+I, SHIFT+A)  
OPTION+N, SHIFT+A  
OPTION+U, SHIFT+A  
OPTION+SHIFT+A top
OPTION+SHIFT+' (top?)
OPTION+SHIFT+C bottom
OPTION+`, SHIFT+E  
OPTION+E, SHIFT+E top
OPTION+I, SHIFT+E top
OPTION+U, SHIFT+E bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+S middle/bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+D top
OPTION+SHIFT+F middle
OPTION+N, SHIFT+N top
OPTION+SHIFT+L  
OPTION+SHIFT+H top/middle
OPTION+SHIFT+J (or OPTION+I, SHIFT+O)  
OPTION+N, SHIFT+O  
OPTION+U, SHIFT+O top
OPTION+SHIFT+O middle/bottom
OPTION+`, SHIFT+U  
OPTION+SHIFT+; (or OPTION+E, SHIFT+U)  
OPTION+I, SHIFT+U  
OPTION+U, SHIFT+U top
   
OPTION+S bottom
OPTION+`, A top
OPTION+E, A top
OPTION+I, A top
OPTION+N, A top
OPTION+U, A top
OPTION+A top
OPTION+'  
OPTION+C bottom
OPTION+`, E middle
OPTION+E, E middle
OPTION+I, E middle
OPTION+U, E middle
OPTION+`, I middle
OPTION+E, I middle
OPTION+I, I middle
OPTION+U, I middle
OPTION+N, N middle
OPTION+`, O bottom
OPTION+E, O bottom
OPTION+I, O bottom
OPTION+N, O bottom
OPTION+U, O bottom
OPTION+/  
OPTION+O middle/bottom
OPTION+`, U bottom
OPTION+E, U bottom
OPTION+I, U bottom
OPTION+U, U bottom
OPTION+U, Y  
OPTION+SHIFT+B middle
OPTION+H top/middle
OPTION+K bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+G bottom
OPTION+Z bottom
OPTION+P top/middle
OPTION+SHIFT+1  
OPTION+D top
OPTION+J bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+P top/middle
OPTION+W bottom
OPTION+V top/middle/bottom
OPTION+5 bottom
OPTION+B middle
OPTION+X bottom
OPTION+, middle
OPTION+. bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+V top/middle/bottom
OPTION+SHIFT+5  
OPTION+SHIFT+6  

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