typographic ligature

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typographic ligature

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From typographic + ligature.

noun typographic ligatures

countable A character or glyph that visually combines multiple letters, often those of a digraph (such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ) but sometimes also others (such as ﬁ or ﬂ). (In English and various other languages, such characters and glyphs are not necessary to write or type in the standard orthography, but there are traditions of using them for aesthetic reasons.) Near-synonym: logotype (not always differentiated)
Similar: ligature[Appendix:Glossary, logotype

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@misc{typographic_ligature_2026,
  title = {typographic ligature},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/typographic%20ligature},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}