Broadway Copyist font

The Broadway Copyist font is the default font used for Finale's Handwritten and Jazz Band Document Styles.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.

Broadway Copyist Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+w Double whole note (Breve) SHIFT+q Quarter note - Downstem
ALT+0135 Alternate double whole note (Breve) e Eighth note - Upstem
ALT+0221 Breve SHIFT+e Eighth note - Downstem
w Whole note x Sixteenth note - Upstem
h Half note - Upstem SHIFT+x Sixteenth note - Downstem
SHIFT+h Half note - Downstem ALT+0201 Slashed grace note
q Quarter note - Upstem      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
. Augmentation dot ALT+0198 Upside down triangle
ALT+0250 Half notehead ALT+0224 Filled upside down triangle
ALT+0207 Quarter/Eighth notehead l Left-facing triangle
SHIFT+l Circle ALT+0231 Right-facing triangle
ALT+0159 Circled x ALT+0173 Square
ALT+0158 Circled x let ring ALT+0208 Filled square
ALT+0192 Non-pitched notehead ALT+0225 Diamond
ALT+0157 Let ring ALT+0226 Filled diamond
y Triangle ALT+0194 Rectangle
ALT+0209 Filled triangle      
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+0233 Small natural
a Courtesy sharp ALT+0210 Small courtesy natural
SHIFT+i Small sharp ALT+0186 Double-flat
[ Small courtesy sharp ALT+0140 Courtesy double-flat
b Flat ALT+0211 Small courtesy double-flat
SHIFT+a Courtesy flat ALT+0220 Double-sharp
i Small flat ALT+0129 Courtesy double-sharp
SHIFT+[ Small courtesy flat ] Small 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+0228 Eighth (8th) note rest
ALT+0238 Whole note rest ALT+0197 Sixteenth (16th) note rest
ALT+0183 Half note rest ALT+0168 Thirty-second (32nd) note rest
ALT+0206 Quarter note rest ALT+0244 Sixty-fourth (64th) note rest
ALT+0205 Quarter note rest ALT+0229 One hundred twenty-eighth (128th) note rest
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0175 Softer than pianississimo SHIFT+z Forzando
ALT+0184 Pianississimo ALT+0204 Rinforzando
ALT+0185 Pianissimo ALT+0182 Sforzando-pianissimo
SHIFT+p Mezzo piano ALT+0130 Sforzando-piano
p Piano ALT+0167 Sforzando or sforzato
SHIFT+f Mezzo forte SHIFT+s Sforzando or sforzato
f Forte ALT+0141 Sforzando
ALT+0196 Fortissimo ALT+0189 m for dynamic combinations
ALT+0236 Fortississimo ALT+0142 r for dynamic combinations
ALT+0235 Louder than fortississimo s s for dynamic combinations
ALT+0234 Fortepiano z z for dynamic combinations
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
. Staccato SHIFT+d Shake
SHIFT+. Accent \ Rough fall or drop
ALT+0249 Accent with staccato (above note) ALT+0144 Short fall
ALT+0223 Accent with staccato (below note) ALT+0146 Fall
SHIFT+6 Marcato (above note) ALT+0148 Rough fall
v Marcato (below note) ALT+0154 Short fall or drop
ALT+0216 Marcato (above note) ALT+0150 Fall or drop
ALT+0171 Marcato (below note) ALT+0152 Drop or plop
' Rounded marcato (above note) ALT+0128 Bend
ALT+0174 Rounded marcato (below note) ALT+0242 Half-mute
ALT+0172 Marcato with staccato (above note) SHIFT+m Mordent, trill extension
ALT+0232 Marcato with staccato (below note) m Mordent, trill extension
- Tenuto ALT+0181 Mordent, trill extension
SHIFT+, Tenuto with staccato (above note) ALT+0178 Upbow
ALT+0248 Tenuto with staccato (below note) ALT+0179 Downbow
ALT+0138 Accented tenuto (above note) SHIFT+t Turn, grupetto
ALT+0137 Accented tenuto (below note) ALT+0161 Pedal down
SHIFT+u Fermata (above note) SHIFT+8 Pedal up
u Fermata (below note) g Rolled chord or arpeggio
SHIFT+` Trill extension SHIFT+' Caesura, pause, grand pause, or railroad tracks
SHIFT+; Flip or turn SHIFT+o or ALT+0180 Harmonic
d Rough lift or rip o Natural harmonic
ALT+0145 Short lift or rip SHIFT+= Augmented
ALT+0147 Lift or rip , Pause or breath mark
ALT+0149 Rough lift or rip ALT+0133 Pause or breath mark
ALT+0155 Short lift, rip, or doit SHIFT+1 Measured tremolo
ALT+0151 Lift, rip, or doit SHIFT+2 Measured tremolo
ALT+0153 Lift, rip, or doit ALT+0190 Unmeasured tremolo
ALT+0143 Short shake      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0131 Ottava ALT+0219 Double ottava
ALT+0195 Ottava ` Double ottava basso
ALT+0215 Ottava basso ALT+0217 Trill
ALT+0134 Double ottava SHIFT+` Trill extension
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+5 Segno ALT+0203 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
ALT+0243 Small slash      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+7 G or treble clef SHIFT+/ F or bass clef
ALT+0251 G or treble clef ALT+0237 F or bass clef
ALT+0241 G or treble clef ALT+0230 Bass 8va clef
ALT+0160 Treble 8va clef t Bass 8vb clef
ALT+0252 Treble 8va clef / Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+v Treble 8vb clef ALT+0139 Percussion or neutral clef
ALT+0253 Treble 8vb clef ALT+0214 Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+b C clef      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
c Common time 7 Number 7
SHIFT+c Cut time 8 Number 8
1 Number 1 9 Number 9
2 Number 2 0 Number 0
3 Number 3 SHIFT+= Plus sign
4 Number 4 ALT+0246 Plus sign
5 Number 5 = Right parenthesis for time signatures
6 Number 6      
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0132 Augmented chord ALT+0191 Half diminished chord
ALT+0247 Diminished chord y Major chord
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
y Cymbal - Closed notehead SHIFT+y Cymbal - Open notehead
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0193 Small 1 SHIFT+g Acute accent
ALT+0170 Small 2 ALT+0136 Colon for italic numbers
ALT+0163 Small 3 SHIFT+] Closed parentheses
ALT+0162 Small 4 SHIFT+9 Left parenthesis
ALT+0176 Small 5 SHIFT+0 Right parenthesis
ALT+0164 Small 6 k Dot
ALT+0166 Small 7 ALT+0200 Equal sign
ALT+0165 Small 8 ; Eyeglasses
ALT+0187 Small 9 SHIFT+- Ledger line
ALT+0188 Small 0      

Broadway Copyist Percussion Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+w Double whole note (Breve) SHIFT+- Upside down triangle
v Alternate double whole note (Breve) 9 Filled left-facing triangle
SHIFT+v Breve SHIFT+9 Left-facing triangle
w Whole note 8 Filled right-facing triangle
SHIFT+5 Half notehead SHIFT+8 Right-facing triangle
SHIFT+e Ghost half notehead 4 Filled upside down left-facing triangle
SHIFT+f Cross-stick half notehead SHIFT+4 Upside down left-facing triangle
SHIFT+g Strikethrough half notehead 0 Filled square
SHIFT+h Rimshot half notehead SHIFT+0 Square
5 Quarter/Eighth notehead 6 Filled rectangle
e Ghost quarter/eighth notehead SHIFT+6 Rectangle
f Cross-stick quarter/eighth notehead 3 Filled diamond
g Strikethrough quarter/eighth notehead SHIFT+3 Diamond
h Rimshot quarter/eighth notehead t or SHIFT+t Alternative diamond
SHIFT+u Double whole note diamond 7 Alternative filled diamond
u Whole and half note diamond SHIFT+7 Alternative diamond
m Sharp 2 Cymbal closed notehead
a Courtesy sharp SHIFT+2 Cymbal open notehead
l Three quarter tone sharp o Circle
SHIFT+l Quarter tone sharp SHIFT+o Strikethrough circle
ALT+0108 Quarter tone sharp p Half-open
ALT+0181 Half sharp or quarter tone sharp SHIFT+p Damp
SHIFT+m Double-sharp q Damp
n Natural SHIFT+q Damp
SHIFT+n Courtesy natural x x
k Quarter tone sharp y x
SHIFT+k Quarter tone flat z x
b Flat SHIFT+x Center
SHIFT+a Courtesy flat SHIFT+y Center
j Quarter tone flat SHIFT+z Center
SHIFT+j Quarter tone flat SHIFT+= Plus
SHIFT+b Quarter tone flat / Slash
i Quarter tone flat SHIFT+s Slash
SHIFT+i Filled backwards flat and flat SHIFT+/ Large slash
1 Filled triangle s Backslash
SHIFT+1 Triangle r Dash
- Filled upside down triangle SHIFT+[ Dash

Broadway Copyist Text Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
a Small A SHIFT+a A
b Small B SHIFT+b B
c Small C SHIFT+c C
d Small D SHIFT+d D
e Small E SHIFT+e E
f Small F SHIFT+f F
g Small G SHIFT+g G
h Small H SHIFT+h H
i Small I SHIFT+i I
j Small J SHIFT+j J
k Small K SHIFT+k K
l Small L SHIFT+l L
m Small M SHIFT+m M
n Small N SHIFT+n N
o Small O SHIFT+o O
p Small P SHIFT+p P
q Small Q SHIFT+q Q
r Small R SHIFT+r R
s Small S SHIFT+s S
t Small T SHIFT+t T
u Small U SHIFT+u U
v Small V SHIFT+v V
w Small W SHIFT+w W
x Small X SHIFT+x X
y Small Y SHIFT+y Y
z Small Z SHIFT+z Z
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
1 1 ALT+0192 Alternative 1
2 2 ALT+0193 Alternative 2
3 3 ALT+0194 Alternative 3
4 4 ALT+0195 Alternative 4
5 5 ALT+0196 Alternative 5
6 6 ALT+0197 Alternative 6
7 7 ALT+0198 Alternative 7
8 8 ALT+0199 Alternative 8
9 9 ALT+0200 Alternative 9
0 0 ALT+0191 Alternative 0
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+1 Exclamation mark or ! - Hyphen or -
SHIFT+2 At or @ = Equal sign or =
SHIFT+4 Dollar sign or $ SHIFT+= Plus sign or +
SHIFT+7 Ampersand or & ; Semicolon or ;
SHIFT+8 Asterisk or * SHIFT+; Colon or :
SHIFT+9 Left parenthesis or ( . Period or .
SHIFT+0 Right parenthesis or ) , Comma or ,
' Apostrophe or ' / Slash or /
ALT+0147 or SHIFT+' Quotation mark or " SHIFT+/ Question mark or ?
ALT+0148 or SHIFT+' Quotation mark or " ALT+0169 Copyright
SHIFT+, Less than or < ALT+0153 Trademark
SHIFT+. Greater than or > ALT+0174 Registered trademark
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0142 Whole note ALT+0137 Eighth note
ALT+0141 Half note ALT+0138 Sixteenth note
ALT+0140 Quarter note ALT+0139 Quarter note equals
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+` Enclosure ] Top right enclosure
SHIFT+[ Left enclosure ALT+0135 Long top right enclosure
ALT+0128 Large left enclosure ALT+0159 Short bottom right enclosure
ALT+0175 Short top left enclosure ALT+0183 Short bottom right enclosure
ALT+0178 Top left enclosure ALT+0162 Short bottom right enclosure
ALT+0133 Long top left enclosure SHIFT+\ Short top and bottom enclosure
ALT+0157 Short bottom left enclosure ALT+0129 Top and bottom enclosure
ALT+0181 Bottom left enclosure ALT+0176 Short top enclosure
ALT+0160 Long bottom left enclosure ALT+0134 Top enclosure
SHIFT+] Right enclosure ALT+0179 Large top enclosure
ALT+0130 Large right enclosure ALT+0158 Short bottom enclosure
ALT+0177 Short top right enclosure ALT+0161 Bottom enclosure
ALT+0180 Short top right enclosure ALT+0182 Large bottom enclosure
Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
SHIFT+3 Sharp ALT+0190 3/4
ALT+0132 Flat ALT+0189 1/2
ALT+0136 Natural ALT+0188 1/4
ALT+0246 Segno SHIFT+5 Measure repeat
ALT+0245 Coda `   Circle
ALT+0215 x      

Broadway Copyist Text Extended Character Set

Keystroke Character Description Keystroke Character Description
ALT+0224 Small A with grave ALT+0192 A with grave
ALT+0225 Small A with acute ALT+0193 A with acute
ALT+0226 Small A with circumflex ALT+0194 A with circumflex
ALT+0227 Small A with tilde ALT+0195 A with tilde
ALT+0228 Small A with diaeresis or umlaut ALT+0196 A with diaeresis or umlaut
ALT+0229 Small A with ring above ALT+0197 A with ring above
ALT+0230 Small Æ ALT+0198 Æ
ALT+0231 Small C with cedilla ALT+0199 C with cedilla
ALT+0232 Small E with grave ALT+0200 E with grave
ALT+0233 Small E with acute ALT+0201 E with acute
ALT+0234 Small E with circumflex ALT+0202 E with circumflex
ALT+0235 Small E with diaeresis or umlaut ALT+0203 E with diaeresis or umlaut
ALT+0236 Small I with grave ALT+0204 I with grave
ALT+0237 Small I with acute ALT+0205 I with acute
ALT+0238 Small I with circumflex ALT+0206 I with circumflex
ALT+0239 Small I with diaeresis or umlaut ALT+0207 I with diaeresis or umlaut
ALT+0241 Small N with tilde ALT+0209 N with tilde
ALT+0242 Small O with grave ALT+0210 O with grave
ALT+0243 Small O with acute ALT+0211 O with acute
ALT+0244 Small O with circumflex ALT+0212 O with circumflex
ALT+0245 Small O with tilde ALT+0213 O with tilde
ALT+0246 Small O with diaeresis or umlaut ALT+0214 O with diaeresis or umlaut
ALT+0248 Small O with stroke ALT+0216 O with stroke
ALT+0156 Small Œ ALT+0140 Œ
ALT+0249 Small U with grave ALT+0217 U with grave
ALT+0250 Small U with acute ALT+0218 U with acute
ALT+0251 Small U with circumflex ALT+0219 U with circumflex
ALT+0252 Small U with diaeresis or umlaut ALT+0220 U with diaeresis or umlaut
ALT+0255 Small Y with diaeresis or umlaut ALT+0159 Y with diaeresis or umlaut
ALT+0188 1/4 ALT+0169 Copyright
ALT+0189 1/2 ALT+0153 Trademark
ALT+0190 3/4 ALT+0174 Registered trademark
ALT+0145 Apostrophe or ' ALT+0161 Inverted exclamation mark
ALT+0146 Apostrophe or ' ALT+0191 Inverted question mark
ALT+0180 Acute accent ALT+0128 Euro sign
ALT+0130 Comma or , ALT+0136 Circumflex accent
ALT+0183 Middle dot ALT+0152 Tilde or ~
ALT+0157 Quotation mark or " ALT+0184 Cedilla
ALT+0147 Quotation mark or " ALT+0168 Umlaut
ALT+0148 Quotation mark or "      

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