The fermata object | MNX specification

# The fermata object

Type: Dictionary

Represents a fermata. All attributes are optional.

## Attributes

Name | Type | Required? | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
duration | fermata duration | No | The duration of the fermata's pause. This is intentionally open-ended, as opposed to specifying precise amounts of time. We expect consuming applications will have their own internal mappings of how long a "normal" fermata should last versus a "long" one, etc. If unspecified, the default value is "auto".
orient | orientation | No | The vertical orientation of this fermata's symbol with respect to the staff. If unspecified, the default value is "auto".
pointing | up, down or auto | No | The direction that this fermata symbol points. For example: a standard fermata above the staff should have the value "up". If unspecified, the default value is "auto".
symbol | fermata symbol | No | The visual symbol to use for this fermata. (Note: this is deliberately not a SMuFL glyph name because that would be a bit too low-level. There are multiple glyphs for the same "symbol", such as the upside-down version of each fermata gyph.) If unspecified, the default value is "normal".

Plus globally available attributes: _c, _x, id

## Parent objects

This object is used by the following parent objects:

- event: "fermata"
- full measure rest: "fermata"
- measure global: "fermata"