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ligature

glyph resulting from the orthographic combination or calligraphic ornementation of two or more basic letter forms into a single typographic or handwritten character
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ligature
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Summary

ligature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,870 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: glyph[2], letterform component[3], text formatting[4]
  • Commons category: Ligatures[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Typographic ligatures[6]
  • Facet of: writing system[7]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8]
  • Used by: typography[9]
  • Different from: kerning[10]

Why It Matters

ligature has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] ligature is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → glyph, letterform component, text formatting
    Different from → kerning
    Used by → typography
    Isocat id → 3297
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 3297, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7328535|Ligature (#7328535)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
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