Two or more letters tied into a single character Used for combinations like f and i in "expert" elements of some serif families, such as Bembo or AGaramond
A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct
The band that secures the reed to the mouthpiece of wind instruments such as the clarinet and saxophone Also a slur mark on a score, instructing a singer to sing two or more notes to a single syllable
Special letter pairs that are designed to be a single letter form Examples: ff ffi ffl fi fl to top
Two or more characters combined to represent a single typographical character The modern Latin script uses only a few Other scripts use many ligatures that depend on font and style Some languages, such as Arabic, have mandatory ligatures; other languages have characters that were derived from ligatures, such as the German ligature of long and short "s" () and the ampersand (&), which is the contracted form of the Latin word et
A special double character in a font representing two letters as one In modern typography, the most common ligatures are: fi, fl, ffi, ffl, and sometimes ff Others include the vowel pairs ae and oe, and more rarely, ct, st, and sp
A glyph representing a combination of two or more characters In the Latin script, there are only a few in modern use, such as the ligatures between "f" and "i" or "f and l" Other scripts make use of many ligatures, depending on the font and style
Typically of annealed wire, rubber, or a polymer, a tie that secures the archwire in the bracket-slot
Two or more letters tied together into a single letter In some typefaces, character combinations such as fi and fl overlap, resulting in an unsightly shape The fi and fl ligatures were designed to improve the appearance of these characters Letter combinations such as ff, ffl and ffi are available in the Adobe Expert Collections