Music notation glossary · Further signs
Pedal mark
press the sustain pedal
As a Unicode character — to paste into text, spreadsheets or chat. Whether it appears depends on the font.
In the score
What it means
Ped. marks pressing, an asterisk or the end of the line marks release. The right pedal lifts the dampers — every string keeps sounding, including those not struck.
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