Music notation glossary · Note values
Half note
two beats
As a Unicode character — to paste into text, spreadsheets or chat. Whether it appears depends on the font.
In the score
What it means
An open notehead with a stem. Two half notes last as long as one whole note. The stem points up while the head sits below the middle line, and down above it.
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