Ligatur

dieNoun

ligature (typography/music)

English translations

  1. 01

    ligature

Word details

German meaning
Eine typografische Verbindung von zwei oder mehr Buchstaben zu einem Zeichen.
English meaning
Ligature
Synonym
Verbinder, Zeichenverschmelzung
German example
Die Schriftart enthält viele Ligaturen, um das Schriftbild zu verbessern.
English example
The font contains many ligatures to improve the appearance of the text.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Ligatur
Plural Form
die Ligaturen

Related words

Example sentences with “Ligatur”

  1. In alten Schriften findet man oft eine Ligatur. (In old scripts, one often finds a ligature.)

Frequently asked questions

What is a ligature?

A ligature is a character that combines two or more letters into one, like the 'æ' or the German 'ß' (historically).