Sixteenth note (semiquaver)
A sixteenth note sounds for half an eighth note. A single note has two flags; adjacent sixteenths are often joined by two beams. Its beat fraction depends on the time signature.
- Notes and rests
- On the staff itself
- An oval or notehead, A straight line, A hook or flag
Do not confuse it with
An eighth note has one flag or beam; a sixteenth note has two.
What the sources say
- SMuFL — Individual notes
note16thUp — 16th note (semiquaver) stem up
- Note Duration
A sixteenth note has two flags, halving the value again.
- Steps to Music Theory — The Basics I: Notes and Rests
Sixteenth note: A filled notehead with a stem and two flags.