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Segno An ornate letter S crossed by a diagonal slash, with a dot on each side.

Segno

also called: the sign · dal segno sign

The mark that labels the return point for a dal segno repeat.

What you do

When you reach “D.S.” later in the piece, jump back to this sign and continue playing from here.

In context

Segno — example Three engraved measures of a simple melody. The segno sign appears above the first measure; the word Fine appears above the end of the second; the last measure carries the printed instruction D.S. al Fine. Engraved by Verovio 6.2.1-8d42439 Fine D.S. al Fine
The segno sits above the return point. When you later reach “D.S. al Fine,” jump back to the sign and play from there — stopping where “Fine” is printed.

See also

coda · ds-al-coda · ds-al-fine

For specialists

SMuFL: segno
Record status: draft — verification pending (bookshelf locators + chord-symbol authority; OQ-1 blocks the slice gate)