Letters sharing a shapeSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
That single fi shape contains two letters
A ligature combines two or more letters into one glyph. In the familiar fi example, f and i share a shape. Such combinations can prevent parts of neighboring letters from colliding while preserving what the text spells.
One visible shape need not mean one letter.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05