Ligature (writing) - Wikipedia In handwriting, a ligature is made by joining two or more characters in an atypical fashion by merging their parts, or by writing one above or inside the other In printing, a ligature is a group of characters that is typeset as a unit, so the characters do not have to be joined
Ligatures: A Guide to their Proper and Improper Use - Scribendi In writing, including fiction writing and typography, a ligature is two or more graphemes that are joined to make a single glyph In other words, a ligature is a single character that is created by joining multiple characters
ligature - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun ligature (countable and uncountable, plural ligatures) Examples of ligatures (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something (countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct
Ligature - definition of ligature by The Free Dictionary In writing, a ligature is a combination of two or more letters joined into a single unit There were many ligatures used in English at one time, formed to make typesetting easier (known as typographical ligatures), but these were all discarded as printing became easier and less expensive