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In the modern age Latin script, the only acceptable ligature is "fi" in a proportional type, because the top curve of the F usually comes very close to the dot of the I already. For the rest, they're totally useless because we don't use moveable type anymore.


Well, I also tend to enjoy programming ligatures, such as != becoming ≠ or => becoming ⇒. (but in a size proportional to the pair of fixed width characters, see https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode )

But then I don't inflict them on anyone but myself and people who look over my shoulder...




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