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Multiple flags per side: Reformatted the multiple-flags-per-side table to match the format of the single-flag-per-side table above
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Removed narrow no-break spaces from after sagittals, now that the sagittal template includes a trailing no-break hair space. Added spaces for source readability before the }} of sagittal template calls.
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'''Sagitype''' is a system for representing [[Sagittal]] symbols as plain text, using characters that approximate their parts. For example, the Sagitype for {{sagittal | /|)}} is <code>/|)</code>.  
'''Sagitype''' is a system for representing [[Sagittal]] symbols as plain text, using characters that approximate their parts. For example, the Sagitype for {{sagittal | /|) }} is <code>/|)</code>.  


Sagitype is useful in environments where access to the actual musical notation glyphs is unavailable, such as email, spreadsheets, and so forth, or when a text-based interface to the glyphs is useful, such as with the [[Template:Sagittal|Sagittal template]] on this wiki; the Sagittal symbol in the previous paragraph, for example, was produced by inserting the <code>/|)</code> Sagitype into the template, like so:
Sagitype is useful in environments where access to the actual musical notation glyphs is unavailable, such as email, spreadsheets, and so forth, or when a text-based interface to the glyphs is useful, such as with the [[Template:Sagittal|Sagittal template]] on this wiki; the Sagittal symbol in the previous paragraph, for example, was produced by inserting the <code>/|)</code> Sagitype into the template, like so:
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Sagittals, like arrows, point either up or down depending on which direction they are altering pitch, and that direction is captured by the Sagitype for the shaft:
Sagittals, like arrows, point either up or down depending on which direction they are altering pitch, and that direction is captured by the Sagitype for the shaft:
*A ''pipe'' <code>|</code> is used for the shaft of an up sagittal, such as {{sagittal| |)}}, which is <code>|)</code>.
*A ''pipe'' <code>|</code> is used for the shaft of an up sagittal, such as {{sagittal| |) }}, which is <code>|)</code>.
*A ''bang'' <code>!</code> is used for the shaft of a down sagittal, such as {{sagittal| !)}}, which is <code>!)</code>.
*A ''bang'' <code>!</code> is used for the shaft of a down sagittal, such as {{sagittal| !) }}, which is <code>!)</code>.


==Flags==
==Flags==
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|barb
|barb
|<code><nowiki>/|</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>/|</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | /|}}
|{{sagittal | /| }}
|<code><nowiki>\!</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>\!</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | \!}}
|{{sagittal | \! }}
|<code><nowiki>|\</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>|\</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | |\}}
|{{sagittal | |\ }}
|<code><nowiki>!/</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>!/</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | !/}}
|{{sagittal | !/ }}
|-
|-
|arc
|arc
|<code><nowiki>(|</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>(|</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | (|}}
|{{sagittal | (| }}
|<code><nowiki>(!</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>(!</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | (!}}
|{{sagittal | (! }}
|<code><nowiki>|)</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>|)</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | |)}}
|{{sagittal | |) }}
|<code><nowiki>!)</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>!)</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | !)}}
|{{sagittal | !) }}
|-
|-
|scroll
|scroll
|<code><nowiki>)|</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>)|</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | )|}}
|{{sagittal | )| }}
|<code><nowiki>)!</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>)!</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | )!}}
|{{sagittal | )! }}
|<code><nowiki>|(</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>|(</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | |(}}
|{{sagittal | |( }}
|<code><nowiki>!(</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>!(</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | !(}}
|{{sagittal | !( }}
|-
|-
|boathook
|boathook
|<code><nowiki>~|</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>~|</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | ~|}}
|{{sagittal | ~| }}
|<code><nowiki>~!</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>~!</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | ~!}}
|{{sagittal | ~! }}
|<code><nowiki>|~</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>|~</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | |~}}
|{{sagittal | |~ }}
|<code><nowiki>!~</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>!~</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | !~}}
|{{sagittal | !~ }}
|}
|}


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*The boathook with the ''tilde'' <code>~</code>
*The boathook with the ''tilde'' <code>~</code>


Representing a sagittal with flags on both sides is straightforward. We've already seen how the sagittal {{sagittal | /|)}}, which is the combination of the sagittal with the left barb {{sagittal | /|}} and the sagittal with the right arc {{sagittal | |)}}, is represented with a combination of their respective Sagitypes: <code>/|</code> + <code>|)</code> = <code>/|)</code>. To produce other multi-flag sagittals, then, we can follow this same pattern; for another example, <code>~!</code> + <code>!(</code> = <code>~!(</code> just as {{sagittal | ~!}} + {{sagittal | !(}} = {{sagittal | ~!(}}.
Representing a sagittal with flags on both sides is straightforward. We've already seen how the sagittal {{sagittal | /|) }}, which is the combination of the sagittal with the left barb {{sagittal | /| }} and the sagittal with the right arc {{sagittal | |) }}, is represented with a combination of their respective Sagitypes: <code>/|</code> + <code>|)</code> = <code>/|)</code>. To produce other multi-flag sagittals, then, we can follow this same pattern; for another example, <code>~!</code> + <code>!(</code> = <code>~!(</code> just as {{sagittal | ~! }} + {{sagittal | !( }} = {{sagittal | ~!( }}.


==Multiple flags per side==
==Multiple flags per side==
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|style="text-align:left;" | 1: single-shafted
|style="text-align:left;" | 1: single-shafted
|<code><nowiki>/|\</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>/|\</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | /|\}}
|{{sagittal | /|\ }}
|<code><nowiki>\!/</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>\!/</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | \!/}}
|{{sagittal | \!/ }}
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;" | 2: double-shafted
|style="text-align:left;" | 2: double-shafted
|<code><nowiki>/||\</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>/||\</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | /||\}}
|{{sagittal | /||\ }}
|<code><nowiki>\!!/</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>\!!/</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | \!!/}}
|{{sagittal | \!!/ }}
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;" | 3: triple-shafted
|style="text-align:left;" | 3: triple-shafted
|<code><nowiki>/|||\</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>/|||\</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | /|||\}}
|{{sagittal | /|||\ }}
|<code><nowiki>\!!!/</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>\!!!/</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | \!!!/}}
|{{sagittal | \!!!/ }}
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;" |(4): ex-shafted
|style="text-align:left;" |(4): ex-shafted
|<code><nowiki>/X\</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>/X\</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | /X\}}
|{{sagittal | /X\ }}
|<code><nowiki>\Y/</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>\Y/</nowiki></code>
|{{sagittal | \Y/}}
|{{sagittal | \Y/ }}
|}
|}


The table above uses the double-barb as the example flag combination to demonstrate every possible combination of shaft count and direction; many other shaft and flag combinations exist, of course, such as <code>(|||</code> = {{sagittal | (||| }} and <code>Y~</code> = {{sagittal | Y~ }}.
The table above uses the double-barb as the example flag combination to demonstrate every possible combination of shaft count and direction; many other shaft and flag combinations exist, of course, such as <code>(|||</code> = {{sagittal | (||| }} and <code>Y~</code> = {{sagittal | Y~ }}.


== See also ==
== See also ==