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A slash with two dots meaning repeat the previous bar.
Also known as: Simile marking, Repeat previous bar
A diagonal slash flanked by two dots means play the previous bar again. Two of them under a bracket repeat the previous two bars, and the count is written above, which is where a player loses their place in a long passage.
Instructs repetition of the immediately preceding bar, drawn as a diagonal slash between two dots.
Contexts: Music
Extends to two-bar and four-bar repeats with a numeral above the sign, which is where miscounting becomes easy.
Contexts: Music
A thick diagonal stroke centred in the bar with a dot placed above it on one side and below on the other.