When two or more letters are combined into one character, it is called a ligature. In typography some ligatures represent specific sounds or words such as the AE or æ diphthong ligature. In handwriting and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more graphemes are joined as a single glyph. Sadly not all fonts include ligatures.
| Symbol | Symbol name | Symbol design description |
Ææ | Ae (Aesc) | This diphthong (two vowel) is the ligature for the letters "ae". It's traditionally used in words like Cæsar, luekæmia, pædiatric, anæsthesia and encyclopædia. |
Œœ | Oe | This diphthong (two vowel) is the ligature for the letters "oe". It's traditionally used in words like fœtus, diarrhœa, œstrogen. |
ᵫ | Ue | This diphthong (two vowel) is the ligature for the letters "ue". |
ß | Sz (German) | Not to be confused with Greek Beta. |
Þþ | Thorn or Th
(Traditional English) | Capital letter "P" with a raised upright. Lowercase letter "p" with a raised upright. |
Ðð | Eth
(Traditional English) | Capital letter "D" with a horizontal line through the upright. Lowercase reverse italic letter "d" with a line across the upright. |
st | st | |
ſt | ft | |
ff | ff | |
fi | fi | |
fl | fl | |
ffi | ffi | |
ffl | ffl | |
Ŋŋ | Eng | Uppercase and lowercase |
