typographic ligature

English

Etymology

typographic +‎ ligature

examples of ligatures

Noun

typographic ligature (plural typographic ligatures)

1. (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