Key commands for articulations

In addition to clicking them in the Notes panel, you can input common articulations by pressing key commands on your computer keyboard.

You can use the following key commands to input articulations with the keyboard:

Type of articulation

Key command

Accent:

[

Marcato:

'

Stressed:

{

Unstressed:

@ (Windows) or " (macOS)

Staccato:

]

Tenuto:

# (Windows) or \ (macOS)

Staccatissimo: , , or

}

Combined tenuto and staccato:

~ (Windows) or | (macOS)