On Feb 16, 2005, at 10:55 PM, Ken Elliott wrote:
> What's a ligature? Well, when certain character are placed together,
> there
> is the odd illusion of them not being lined up correctly. Example:
> ff, fi
> and fl. A ligature is actually a single character that is used to
> replace
> the oddly-aligned pair to create a visual appealing alignment. "LT"
> will
> have the top of the "T" overlap the lower part of the "L", to achieve
> this
> visual effect.
>
> If done correctly, you won't even notice it. Look at magazines for
> examples
> of the work.
Or look at any TeX output.
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