Ligature

A ligature is a combination of two or more letters in the form of one graphic element to convey a certain semantic load or association. Most often used between two letters such as "a" and "o", "c" and "h", but can be used to create more complex combinations.

The history of the ligature goes back to the distant past. Writing in different languages ​​went its own way, but at some point it was understood that letters should work together to write words and sentences as quickly and easily as possible. This led to the creation of ligature forms, which allowed characters to be recognized more quickly and improved readability. In medieval Europe, many languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek, used ligatures for this purpose. Also in China, Japan