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clef

musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes
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clef

Summary

clef ranks in the top 0.88% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,883 views/month, #686 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • clef is a type of character[2].
  • clef is part of figuring[3].
  • clef's Commons category is recorded as Clefs (music)[4].
  • clef's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/2021/03/smufl14/tables/clefs.html[5].
  • clef's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[6].
  • clef's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[7].
  • clef's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • clef's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • clef's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • clef's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • clef's different from is recorded as Klucz[12].
  • clef's different from is recorded as key[13].
  • clef's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[14].

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Definition and Type

clef is a type of character[2].

Use and Application

clef is part of figuring[3].

Why It Matters

clef ranks in the top 0.88% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,883 views/month, #686 of 77,819).[1] clef has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] clef is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → character
    Different from → Klucz, key
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 7748212236, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/7748212236 in United States"
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