Meanings
plural typographic ligatures
- countablemediaA 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)
Synonyms: ligature[Appendix:Glossary, logotype
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.)
Origin
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typographic ligature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typographic%20ligature
“typographic ligature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typographic%20ligature. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typographic ligature,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typographic%20ligature.
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