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Notation reference
Tuplets
Tuplets indicate where a beat is divided into a different number of subdivisions than is usually expected according to the current meter. They can be used to fit more notes or fewer notes in a beat than usually exist in a beat, according to the usual pattern of subdivision.
Tuplet brackets
Tuplet brackets show the duration of tuplets that are not joined by beams, such as triplet quarter notes, by showing the notes within the tuplet under a bracket.
Changing the staff-relative placement of tuplet brackets
You can show individual tuplet brackets and tuplet numbers/ratios above or below the staff or between staves.

Changing the staff-relative placement of tuplet brackets

You can show individual tuplet brackets and tuplet numbers/ratios above or below the staff or between staves.

Procedure

Select the tuplet brackets and tuplet numbers/ratios whose staff-relative placement you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate Placement in the Tuplets group.
Choose one of the following options:
- Above
- Below
- Cross-staff above
- Cross-staff below

The placement of the selected tuplet brackets is changed.

Tip

Deactivating Placement returns the selected tuplets to their default placement.
You can also switch selected tuplets between being above/below the staff or cross-staff above/cross-staff below by pressing F.
You can change the placement of all tuplet brackets relative to vocal staves project-wide in the Placement section of the Tuplets page in Engrave > Engraving Options.