Arrow with Jazz Font

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Post by saxlix1 » Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:00 pm

I have always wondered why the Jazz font family doesn't include an arrow - seems like a fairly basic sign for jazz writers (way more necessary than the glasses icon, IMO). Am I missing it? If not, does anyone have a workaround that fits the general 'look' of the Jazz font?
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Post by miker » Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:11 pm

Why not create it as a shape expression?
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Post by saxlix1 » Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:34 am

The Jazz font family has a unique hand-written quality that is quite visually pleasing (at least to me) - seems like creating my own shape would be inconsistent with the aesthetics of the font (thus, my question).
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:37 am

saxlix1 wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:00 pm
… the Jazz font family doesn't include an arrow - seems like a fairly basic sign for jazz writers …
Pardon my ignorance.

I do not recall that I have seen this “fairly basic sign”.

1) In what direction is it pointing? - up? - down? - left? - right?

2) For what is it used?

Could you perhaps attach a graphic that shows it - and shows how it is used in music notation?

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Post by saxlix1 » Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:20 am

Usually pointing to the right - and usually in the drum part (for example, Continue BD pattern →)
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Post by N Grossingink » Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:10 pm

If you write "Continue BD pattern", the arrow is not really necessary, is it? That's what "continue" is for. There should be handwritten arrow fonts available, usually free. Do a Google search.
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