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
- Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E to open Engraving Options.
- In the category list, click Rests.
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In the Multi-bar Rests section, choose one of the following options for Bar count appearance in the Design subsection:
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Music font
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Plain font
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- 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.
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Music font bar counts use Multi-bar Rest Bar Count Font, which must be SMuFL-compliant.
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Plain font bar counts use Multi-bar Rest Bar Count Plain Font.