Template:Accidental

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Benefits

The template correctly renders Unicode sharps () flats () and natural signs () in Internet Explorer which would otherwise display empty squares. The choice of fonts also improves the rendering in other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox. See the table below to compare the results in your current browser.

Without template With template
Flat
Natural
Sharp
double flat 𝄫 𝄫
double sharp 𝄪 𝄪

The template also makes use of SVG to display double flat (double flat) and double sharp (double sharp) signs since the corresponding Unicode characters are not widely supported.

Examples

Flat sign

{{accidental|flat}} renders
{{accidental|doubleflat}} renders double flat

Natural sign

{{accidental|natural}} renders

Sharp sign

{{accidental|sharp}} renders
{{accidental|doublesharp}} renders double sharp

Goals

  1. The template code should be easy to remember
  2. The template should improve cross-browser support for music symbols
  3. The template should reduce edit squabbles between Unicode sharps and flats versus ASCII #'s and b's. It should not be used to create new edit wars