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.

If a keystroke is separated by a plus sign (+), the keys must be pressed in succession. If a keystroke combination is separated by a comma, type the first keystroke combination, release the keys, and press the character after the comma. 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

Noteheads

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+w	Double whole note (Breve)	SHIFT+q	Double-stopped unison quarter/eighth noteheads
OPTION+SHIFT+4	Breve	SHIFT+x	Circled x
w	Whole note	OPTION+SHIFT+/	Non-pitched notehead
OPTION+h	Half notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+=	Triangle
OPTION+q	Quarter/Eighth notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+-	Filled triangle
l	Trill to notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+7	Filled upside down triangle
SHIFT+l	Trill to sharp notehead	OPTION+=	Square
OPTION+l	Trill to flat notehead	OPTION+-	Filled square
OPTION+SHIFT+l	Trill to natural notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+9	Diamond
y	Trill to reduced notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+0	Filled diamond
SHIFT+y	Trill to reduced sharp notehead	;	Top indeterminate cluster notehead
OPTION+y	Trill to reduced flat notehead	SHIFT+;	Middle indeterminate cluster notehead
OPTION+SHIFT+y	Trill to reduced natural notehead	OPTION+;	Bottom indeterminate cluster notehead
h	Reduced x notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+;	Filled indeterminate cluster notehead
x	Double-stopped unison whole notes	OPTION+SHIFT+[	Determinate cluster for whole notes
SHIFT+h	Double-stopped unison half noteheads	OPTION+[	Determinate cluster for quarter and half notes

Let Ring

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+e, o	Whole notehead on a line	OPTION+`, i	Dotted half notehead on a line
OPTION+`, o	Whole notehead on a line	OPTION+i, i	Dotted half notehead in a space
OPTION+i, o	Whole notehead in a space	OPTION+u, i	Dotted half notehead in a space
OPTION+u, o	Whole notehead in a space	OPTION+n, n	Dotted half notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
OPTION+n, o	Dotted whole notehead on a line	OPTION+e, SHIFT+e	Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line
OPTION+e, u	Dotted whole notehead on a line	OPTION+n, SHIFT+n	Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line
OPTION+`, u	Dotted whole notehead in a space	OPTION+u, SHIFT+o	Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space
OPTION+i, u	Dotted whole notehead in a space	OPTION+u, SHIFT+u	Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space
OPTION+u, u	Dotted whole notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord	OPTION+e, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line
OPTION+e, e	Half notehead on a line	OPTION+`, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line
OPTION+`, e	Half notehead on a line	OPTION+i, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space
OPTION+i, e	Half notehead in a space	OPTION+u, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space
OPTION+u, e	Half notehead in a space	OPTION+n, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
OPTION+e, i	Dotted half notehead on a line

Flags

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
j	First upstem flag	OPTION+SHIFT+j	Second downstem flag
SHIFT+j	First downstem flag	r	Sixteenth note upstem flag
SHIFT+k	Second upstem flag	SHIFT+r	Sixteenth note downstem flag

Accidentals

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+3	Sharp	OPTION+b	Double-flat
a	Courtesy sharp	OPTION+a	Courtesy double-flat
b	Flat	OPTION+SHIFT+3	Double-sharp
SHIFT+a	Courtesy flat	OPTION+SHIFT+a	Courtesy double-sharp
n	Natural	OPTION+SHIFT+b	Quarter tone flat
SHIFT+n	Courtesy natural	SHIFT+4	Quarter tone sharp

Rests

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+SHIFT+w	Double-whole note rest	OPTION+x	Sixteenth (16th) note rest
OPTION+w	Whole note rest	OPTION+r	Thirty-second (32nd) note rest
OPTION+SHIFT+h	Half note rest	OPTION+SHIFT+x	Sixty-fourth (64th) note rest
OPTION+SHIFT+q	Quarter note rest	OPTION+SHIFT+m	One hundred twenty-eighth (128th) note rest
OPTION+SHIFT+r	Eighth (8th) note rest

Dynamics

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+SHIFT+o	Softer than pianississimo	SHIFT+z	Forzando
OPTION+SHIFT+p	Pianississimo	OPTION+d	Sforzando-pianissimo
OPTION+p	Pianissimo	OPTION+SHIFT+c	Sforzando-piano
SHIFT+p	Mezzo piano	OPTION+s	Sforzando or sforzato
p	Piano	SHIFT+s	Sforzando or sforzato
SHIFT+f	Mezzo forte	OPTION+c	Sforzando
f	Forte	OPTION+z	m for dynamic combinations
OPTION+f	Fortissimo	k	r for dynamic combinations
OPTION+SHIFT+f	Fortississimo	s	s for Dynamic Combinations
OPTION+SHIFT+d	Louder than fortississimo	z	z for dynamic combinations
OPTION+SHIFT+s	Fortepiano

Articulations

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
.	Staccato	OPTION+,	Upbow
SHIFT+.	Accent	OPTION+.	Downbow
OPTION+SHIFT+.	Accent with staccato (above note)	OPTION+SHIFT+g	Bartok pizzicato (above note)
OPTION+SHIFT+6	Accent with staccato (below note)	OPTION+g	Bartok pizzicato (below note)
SHIFT+6	Marcato (above note)	SHIFT+t	Turn, grupetto
v	Marcato (below note)	OPTION+SHIFT+8	Pedal down
OPTION+SHIFT+u	Marcato with staccato (above note)	SHIFT+8	Pedal up
OPTION+u, SHIFT+e	Marcato with staccato (below note)	g	Rolled chord or arpeggio
'	Staccatissimo (above note)	SHIFT+'	Caesura, pause, grand pause, or railroad tracks
OPTION+SHIFT+'	Staccatissimo (below note)	SHIFT+o	Harmonic
-	Tenuto	o	Natural harmonic
SHIFT+,	Tenuto with staccato (above note)	OPTION+o	Half diminished chord
OPTION+SHIFT+,	Tenuto with staccato (below note)	SHIFT+=	Augmented
OPTION+k	Accented tenuto (above note)	,	Pause or breath mark
OPTION+SHIFT+k	Accented tenuto (below note)	SHIFT+1	Measured tremolo
SHIFT+u	Fermata (above note)	SHIFT+2	Measured tremolo
u	Fermata (below note)	OPTION+'	Unmeasured tremolo
SHIFT+`	Trill extension	OPTION+0	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
OPTION+m	Mordent, trill extension

Smart Shapes

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+v	Ottava	`	Double ottava basso
OPTION+SHIFT+v	Ottava basso	OPTION+u, SHIFT+y	Trill
OPTION+SHIFT+2	Double ottava	SHIFT+`	Trill extension

Repeats and Alternate Notation

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+5	Segno	OPTION+i, SHIFT+u	Small slash
OPTION+SHIFT+5	Coda	OPTION+SHIFT+]	Large slash
OPTION+]	One-measure repeat	OPTION+SHIFT+1	Double whole note diamond
OPTION+\	Two-measure repeat	SHIFT+\	Whole and half note diamond

Clefs

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+7	G or treble clef	OPTION+ SHIFT+t	Bass 8va clef
OPTION+t	Treble 8va clef	t	Bass 8vb clef
SHIFT+v	Treble 8vb clef	/	Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+b	C clef	OPTION+/	Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+/	F or bass clef

Time Signature and Multimeasure Rests Numbers

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	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	OPTION+SHIFT+i	Plus sign

Brackets and Parenthesis

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+1	Left bracket	OPTION+5	Right bracket
OPTION+2	Left bracket	OPTION+6	Right bracket
OPTION+3	Left bracket	OPTION+7	Right bracket
OPTION+4	Left bracket	OPTION+8	Right bracket
SHIFT+9	Left parenthesis	SHIFT+0	Right parenthesis
[	Left parenthesis	]	Right parenthesis
SHIFT+[	Left parenthesis (extra spacing)	SHIFT+]	Right parenthesis (extra spacing)

Other Notation Symbols

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+-	Ledger line	OPTION+SHIFT+\	Dashed barline
=	Staff lines	OPTION+9	System divider
\	Barline

Engraver Font Extras Character Set

Percussion Characters

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+w	Double whole note (Breve)	OPTION+a	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 OPTION+h	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
OPTION+SHIFT+h	X half notehead	4	Filled upside down left-facing triangle
5 or OPTION+q	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
OPTION+l	Quarter tone sharp	2	Cymbal closed notehead
OPTION+m	Half sharp or quarter tone sharp	SHIFT+2	Cymbal open notehead
OPTION+SHIFT+m	Three quarter tone sharp or one and a half sharp	o	Circle
SHIFT+m	Double-sharp	SHIFT+o	Strikethrough circle
OPTION+SHIFT+a	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	OPTION+p	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
OPTION+SHIFT+b	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
OPTION+b	Double-flat

Let Ring

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+e, o	Whole notehead on a line	OPTION+u, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space
OPTION+`, o	Whole notehead on a line	OPTION+n, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
OPTION+i, o	Whole notehead in a space	OPTION+SHIFT+1	X notehead on a line
OPTION+u, o	Whole notehead in a space	OPTION+SHIFT+2	X notehead on a line
OPTION+n, o	Dotted whole notehead on a line	OPTION+SHIFT+3	X notehead in a space
OPTION+e, u	Dotted whole notehead on a line	OPTION+SHIFT+4	X notehead in a space
OPTION+`, u	Dotted whole notehead in a space	OPTION+SHIFT+5	Dotted x notehead on a line
OPTION+i, u	Dotted whole notehead in a space	OPTION+SHIFT+6	Dotted x notehead on a line
OPTION+u, u	Dotted whole notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord	OPTION+SHIFT+7	Dotted x notehead in a space
OPTION+e, e	Half notehead on a line	OPTION+SHIFT+8	Dotted x notehead in a space
OPTION+`, e	Half notehead on a line	OPTION+SHIFT+9	Dotted x notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord
OPTION+i, e	Half notehead in a space	OPTION+1	X on a line
OPTION+u, e	Half notehead in a space	OPTION+2	X on a line
OPTION+e, i	Dotted half notehead on a line	OPTION+3	X in a space
OPTION+`, i	Dotted half notehead on a line	OPTION+4	X in a space
OPTION+i, i	Dotted half notehead in a space	OPTION+5	Dotted x on a line
OPTION+u, i	Dotted half notehead in a space	OPTION+6	Dotted x on a line
OPTION+n, n	Dotted half notehead on a line and at the bottom of a chord	OPTION+7	Dotted x in a space
OPTION+e, SHIFT+e	Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line	OPTION+8	Dotted x in a space
OPTION+n, SHIFT+n	Quarter/Eighth notehead on a line	OPTION+9	Dotted x on a line and at the bottom of a chord
OPTION+u, SHIFT+o	Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space	'	Circled x on a line
OPTION+u, SHIFT+u	Quarter/Eighth notehead in a space	SHIFT+'	Circled x on a line
OPTION+e, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line	OPTION+'	Dotted circled x on a line
OPTION+`, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead on a line	OPTION+SHIFT+'	Dotted circled x on a line
OPTION+i, a	Dotted quarter/eighth notehead in a space

Other Notation Symbols

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	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)	OPTION+[	Three beat conducting symbol
SHIFT+`	Tenuto with staccato (above note, within staff)	OPTION+]	Three beat conducting symbol
`	Tenuto with staccato (below note, within staff)	OPTION+SHIFT+[	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.

Tempo

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
v	Double whole note (Breve)	m	Measures
u	Alternate double whole note (Breve)	d	Dot for quarter and half notes
b	Breve	OPTION+SHIFT+d	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
OPTION+SHIFT+c	Circa

Harp Pedaling

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+d	D	SHIFT+n	Natural (lower)
OPTION+d	D (lower)	f	Flat
SHIFT+c	C	g	Flat (lower)
OPTION+c	C (lower)	o	Harp pedal raised
SHIFT+b	B	SHIFT+o	Harp pedal centered
OPTION+b	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

Arrows

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	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

Text

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+v	Ottava	SHIFT+0	Right parenthesis or )
OPTION+SHIFT+v	Ottava basso	-	Hyphen or -
OPTION+SHIFT+w	Ottava basso	=	Equal sign or =
OPTION+SHIFT+2	Quindicesima	SHIFT+=	Plus sign or +
`	Quindicesima	.	Period or .
SHIFT+9	Left parenthesis or (	,	Comma or ,

Numbers

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	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

Numbers

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