mei:meterSig 

(meter signature) – Written meter signature.

Element Information

Model

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
altsym mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain an ID
of a <symbolDef> element elsewhere in the document.
copyof mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element of which the current element is a
copy.
corresp restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
count restriction of xs:string optional 
Captures the number of beats in a measure, that is, the top number of the
meter signature. It must contain a decimal number or an additive expression that evaluates
to a decimal number, such as 2+3.
facs restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone
which corresponds to it.
fontfam mei:mei_data.FONTFAMILY optional 
Contains the name of a font-family.
fontname mei:mei_data.FONTNAME optional 
Holds the name of a font.
fontsize mei:mei_data.FONTSIZE optional 
Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd
of an inch, relative terms, e.g., "small", "larger", etc., or percentage values relative
to "normal" size, e.g., "125%".
fontstyle mei:mei_data.FONTSTYLE optional 
Records the style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or
normal.
fontweight mei:mei_data.FONTWEIGHT optional 
Used to indicate bold type.
form restriction of xs:token optional 
Contains an indication of how the meter signature should be
rendered.
glyphname xs:string optional 
Glyph name.
glyphnum restriction of xs:string optional 
Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g. "#xE000" or
"U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
label xs:string optional 
Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any
string.
n optional 
Provides a number-like designation for an element.
next restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
prev restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
sameas restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a
literal copy of the current element.
sym mei:mei_data.METERSIGN optional 
Indicates the use of a meter symbol instead of a numeric meter signature,
that is, 'C' for common time or 'C' with a slash for cut time.
synch restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to elements that are synchronous with the current
element.
unit xs:decimal optional 
Contains the number indicating the beat unit, that is, the bottom number
of the meter signature.
when mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Indicates the point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its
value must be the ID of a when element elsewhere in the document.
xml:base mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative
URI references into absolute URI references.
xml:id xs:ID optional 
Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links
between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique
value.

Used By

Element Groups mei:mei_model.meterSigLike, mei:mei_model.meterSigLike_alternation, mei:mei_model.meterSigLike_sequence, mei:mei_model.meterSigLike_sequenceOptional, mei:mei_model.meterSigLike_sequenceOptionalRepeatable, mei:mei_model.meterSigLike_sequenceRepeatable
Element mei:meterSigGrp

Source 

<xs:element name="meterSig">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>(meter signature) – Written meter signature.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.meterSig.anl.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.meterSig.log.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.meterSig.vis.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample