typographic ligature
Noun
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Noun
typographic ligature (plural typographic ligatures)
- (countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, usually but not always by connecting them (making them contiguous), such as æ, œ, ß or ij; a logotype.
- the following are ligatures:
- ae (a + e) > æ
- AE (A + E) > Æ
- db (d + b) > ȸ
- dz (d + z) > dz
- Dz (D + z) > Dz
- DZ (D + Z) > DZ
- et (e + t) > &
- ff (f + f) > ff
- ffi (ff + fi) > ffi
- ffl (ff + fl) > ffl
- fi (f + i) > fi
- fl (f + l) > fl
- fs (f + s) > ?
- ft (f + t) > ?
- ij (i + j) > ij
- IJ (I + J) > IJ
- lj (l + j) > lj
- Lj (L + j) > Lj
- LJ (L + J) > LJ
- ng (n + g) > ŋ
- NG (N + G) > Ŋ
- nj (n + j) > nj
- Nj (N + j) > Nj
- NJ (N + J) > NJ
- oe (o + e) > œ
- OE (O + E) > Œ or ɶ
- ou (o + u) > Ȣ (majiscule) or ȣ (miniscule)
- qp (q + p) > ȹ
- ſs (ſ + s) or ſz (ſ + z) > ß (ẞ when capitalized)
- st (s + t) > st
- ſt (ſ + t) > ſt
- ue (u + e) > ᵫ
- the following are ligatures:
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