The up, down or auto object | MNX specification

# The up, down or auto object

Type: String

Describes the direction a musical symbol should be pointing. This is used for symbols that are allowed to point in multiple directions depending on musical context.

See also up or down, a more constrained data type that doesn't support the value "auto".

## Allowed values:

Value | Description
--- | ---
"auto" | Consuming applications are free to determine the symbol direction based on their own algorithms.
"down" | The symbol is pointing downward.
"up" | The symbol is pointing upward.

## Parent objects

This object is used by the following parent objects:

- arpeggio: "direction"
- fermata: "pointing"
- strong accent: "pointing"