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A small filled rectangle sitting on a staff line, two beats of silence.
Also known as: Minim rest, Rectangle sitting on a line
A rectangle sitting on top of the third line is a half rest. It is drawn identically to the whole rest and distinguished only by which side of the line it touches.
Sits on top of the third line of the staff, where the whole rest hangs below the fourth — the sole visual difference between them.
Contexts: Music
A short solid rectangle wider than it is tall, resting on top of a staff line.
The same rectangle, on the other side of a line.