Changing the font used for multi-bar rest bar counts

By default, bar counts on multi-bar rests use a bold, Arabic font that is similar in appearance to the digits in time signatures. You can change the font used for bar counts on multi-bar rests project-wide.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E to open Engraving Options.
  2. Click Rests in the category list.
  3. In the Multi-bar Rests section, choose one of the following options for Bar count appearance in the Design subsection:
    • Music font

    • Plain font

  4. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The font style used for bar counts on multi-bar rests is changed project-wide.

Tip

You can edit different aspects of the font styles used for multi-bar rest bar counts in the Edit Font Styles dialog, for example, if you want to make the font italic or change the font size.

  • Music font bar counts use Multi-bar Rest Bar Count Font, which must be SMuFL-compliant.

  • Plain font bar counts use Multi-bar Rest Bar Count Plain Font.