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<h1>The positioned clef object</h1>

<p><b>Type:</b> Dictionary</p>


<p>Represents a clef as positioned at a specific location within a measure.</p>

<p>If the position isn't encoded, the position is assumed to be the start of the measure.</p>



<h2>Keys:</h2>

<table>
<thead>
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    <th>Name</th>
    <th>Type</th>
    <th>Required?</th>
    <th>Description</th>
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</thead>


<tr>
    <td><nobr><b>"clef"</b></nobr></td>
    <td>
        
        <a href="../clef/">clef object</a>
        
    </td>
    <td>Yes</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
    <td><nobr><b>"position"</b></nobr></td>
    <td>
        
        <a href="../rhythmic-position/">rhythmic position object</a>
        
    </td>
    <td>No</td>
    <td>If this position isn't provided, the clef's position is assumed to be the start of the bar.</td>
</tr>


</table>





<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

<p>This object is used in the following examples:</p>
<p>
    <nobr><a href="../../examples/accidentals/">Accidentals</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/articulations/">Articulations</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/beams/">Beams</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/beams-across-barlines/">Beams (across barlines)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/beam-hooks/">Beams (hooks)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/beams-secondary-beam-breaks/">Beams (secondary beam breaks)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/beams-inner-grace-notes/">Beams (with inner grace notes)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/clef-changes/">Clef changes</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/dotted-notes/">Dotted notes (augmentation dots)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/grace-note/">Grace note</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/grace-notes-beamed/">Grace notes (beamed)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/jumps-ds-al-fine/">Jumps (D.S. al Fine)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/jumps-dal-segno/">Jumps (Dal Segno)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/key-signatures/">Key signatures</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/multimeasure-rests/">Multimeasure rests</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/multiple-layouts/">Multiple layouts</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/multiple-voices/">Multiple voices</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/octave-shifts-8va/">Octave shifts (8va)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/organ-layout/">Organ layout</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/parts/">Parts</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/repeats/">Repeats</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/repeats-more-once-repeated/">Repeats (more than once repeated)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/repeats-alternate-endings-advanced/">Repeats (with alternate endings, advanced)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/repeats-alternate-endings-simple/">Repeats (with alternate endings, simple)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/repeats-implied-start-repeat/">Repeats (with implied start repeat)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/rest-positions/">Rest positions</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/slurs/">Slurs</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/slurs-chords/">Slurs (for chords)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/slurs-incomplete-slurs/">Slurs (incomplete slurs)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/slurs-targeting-specific-notes/">Slurs (targeting specific notes)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/style-element-basic/">Styling elements (basic)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/style-class-basic/">Styling via a class (basic)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/tempo-markings/">Tempo markings</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/three-note-chord-and-half-rest/">Three-note chord and half rest</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/ties/">Ties</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/time-signatures/">Time signatures</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/single-note-tremolos/">Tremolos (single-note)</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/tuplets/">Tuplets</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/two-bar-c-major-scale/">Two-bar C major scale</a></nobr>, <nobr><a href="../../examples/hello-world/">“Hello world”</a></nobr>
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