If there is somebody who is capable to make a sans serif music text font. I’m in the market. I really would like to have a chord symbol that looks something like this. I only need the flat and the sharp.
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Unless I’m mistaken, b and # do not have Alt+number shortcuts. sor perhaps:
Either you edit a font but the problem is then to enter “Bb” so you would have to place the “flat” on a different key than B
Otherwise, at the moment shift+X and the font will bravura like this gif: Once a symbol is entered, copying and pasting and changing the name of the agreement goes quite quickly
or I just read my own help book and see that Daniel informed that now we can write unidoce in text and convert it with Alt+x:
So you can can write for the “bémol” in the text the unicode: 266D than Alt+x to convert it in text (it work)
for the # the unicode is:266F
Thanks @Dup , point is that I would like to have a really good sans serif bemol that I can use in the settings for Chord symbols and use the chords popover. It is just for the looks.
What we see in that GIF is a fallback font for the A and 7, since Bravura and Bravura Text don’t have those characters. It’s not ideal to rely on a fallback font because it will differ depending on the OS.
@Maarten_Kruijswijk
Sorry, I did not understand.
If I read my notes, the chords symbol is combinaison of several fonts:for the b and # the fonts used is défined by the “Chords Symbols Music Text Font” and by default : Bravura text.
So why not to edit your two characters of this font with FontCreator from High-Logic? you can use it 30-day for free (sory my trial period is finished).I remember it was eays with copy and paste or by moving the vectors.
Yes I think I will take a look to some fontsoftware, nice for a rainy day in the summer.
@Maarten_Kruijswijk , just a point of forum history I recalled: if you decide to work up your own font symbol variants, there may be something in this thread from a few months back (started by @DanielMuzMurray, and with contributions from many, including the inimitable @FredGUnn — and I seem to recall you yourself were in on it) that might serve as a meaningful jumping-off point…?
Keep us posted on any font-mods you make, please, 'cause you know we’re always on the lookout for that perfect jazz chord font!
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@Maarten_Kruijswijk
I responded to you before reading the message of @Mark_Johnson
So for my part I have always edited ttf fonts over time without problem…perhaps it is more complicated with SMUFL fonts even if we only want to modify a chart?! The specialists will tell us. 
Sure I will!
Problaby it was better to just post in that thread instead of starting a new one.
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I think it’s fine. I always appreciate when thread posts have clear identifying titles. Helps when searching!
@Maarten_Kruijswijk
I went to a friend who has a font editor and Dorico: I just twisted a few characters to find which ones were used. So it seems pretty easy to me.
As soon as I have some time to return to his place, I will make a new ttf font with the characters:
b: ED60
natural: Ed61
#: Ed62
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Ok I downloaded FontCreator and made two Glyphs a Flat and a Sharp. I made a font of it. Then in Dorico I replaced in the Chord Editor the in one chord the flat and one chord the sharp for the glyphs I made. Dorico will change that then in all chords. So now I have this. What do you think? I think I like it, maybe the flat a bit bolder.
Sans Serif Chord Symbols.pdf (25.2 KB)
Somehow them being taller than the chord root (slightly for sharps, notably for flats) bothers my eye.
You?
Hm, I kind of like it but here with smaller flats and sharps. Problaby better, I only think about bad light situations and then the bigger ones are maybe better.
Sans Serif Chord Symbols 2.pdf (25.2 KB)
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Now the sharps look smaller than the chord roots. Are my eyes playing tricks…? 
Is it possible to make the flats any bolder?
No
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Now maybe a bit to bold. It is amazing how small the details are.
Sans Serif Chord Symbols 3.pdf (25.2 KB)
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I think I like the boldness. To my eyes the sharps looks good. Is there a way to increase the “hoop” part of the flat?
Indeed!
Hm, it is getting better, but I’m not there yet. So far for today. Here the latest.
Sans Serif Chord Symbols 5.pdf (25.2 KB)
I like this one the most.
Sans Serif Chord Symbols 4.pdf (25.2 KB)