Flat (music)
In music, flat means lower in pitch. The flat symbol, ♭, indicates that the note to which it is applied is played one chromatic semitone lower. The opposite of flat is sharp, indicating a raising of pitch.
| ♭ | |
|---|---|
Flat (music) | |
| In Unicode | U+266D ♭ MUSIC FLAT SIGN (♭) |
| Different from | |
| Different from | U+0062 b LATIN SMALL LETTER B |
| Related | |
| See also | U+1D12B 𝄫 MUSICAL SYMBOL DOUBLE FLAT U+1D12C 𝄬 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT UP |
The flat symbol (♭) appears in key signatures to indicate which notes are flat throughout a section of music, and also in front of individual notes as an accidental, indicating that the note is flat until the next bar line.