A filled oval with a stem and one flag, or beamed to its neighbours.
Also known as: Quaver, Note with a flag, Two notes joined
One flag on the stem halves a quarter note. When eighth notes appear in groups they are joined by a beam instead, which means the same thing and is easier to read.
Carries one flag when it stands alone and a single beam when grouped, which are two drawings of the same duration — the beam exists purely to make a run of them readable.
Contexts: Music
Is beamed in groups that show the beat, so the beaming itself tells a reader where the pulse falls without any extra marking.
Contexts: Music
A solid filled oval with a vertical stem carrying one curved flag from its top, sweeping down to the right; in groups, the flags are replaced by a straight beam joining the stems.
Each further flag halves the value again.