> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://chart-spec.enchor.us/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AuthoredElement

An authored element an edit can move or remove: an event, text event, tempo or time signature.

## Properties

| Property | Modifier | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
|  `length?` | `readonly` | `number` | Absent for an element written as one event or line with no length, such as a tempo. |
|  `source` | `readonly` | [`AuthoredSource`](https://chart-spec.enchor.us/scan-chart/api/index/type-aliases/AuthoredSource) | - |
|  `tick` | `readonly` | `number` | - |


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