Ligatured glyphs vs. Words [on hold]
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When two letters are joined as a ligature, I understand they are considered
to be one individual glyph. I also understand that letters on their own like D
or S are considered nouns or words.
When connecting two letters or
graphemes with a ligature as one glyph, is the glyph considered one word as
D and S are, or two?
When are ligatured letters considered their own
characters, and when is a ligatured glyph considered two letters even
though it is called one “glyph”?
When they are joined, are these ligature
glyphs named as D and S are, so as “dee” and “ess”?
I have found that all the letters in the alphabet are nouns in the dictionary, yet in the form of ligatures I have not found if these ligatures are considered one word or two words of each letter of the ligature as the ligature is called one glyph,
typography ligature
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When two letters are joined as a ligature, I understand they are considered
to be one individual glyph. I also understand that letters on their own like D
or S are considered nouns or words.
When connecting two letters or
graphemes with a ligature as one glyph, is the glyph considered one word as
D and S are, or two?
When are ligatured letters considered their own
characters, and when is a ligatured glyph considered two letters even
though it is called one “glyph”?
When they are joined, are these ligature
glyphs named as D and S are, so as “dee” and “ess”?
I have found that all the letters in the alphabet are nouns in the dictionary, yet in the form of ligatures I have not found if these ligatures are considered one word or two words of each letter of the ligature as the ligature is called one glyph,
typography ligature
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Jack Scrugggs
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put on hold as off-topic by MetaEd♦ 3 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
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You’re mixing together a whole bunch of terms as though they were of the same category that in fact are not: letters, characters, graphemes, ligatures, glyphs (which please note were historically called sorts in metal type cases). This makes it impossible to answer your several questions as written. I don’t know what you really mean when you use those terms — at all. And because I suspect you may have more experience in programming than in typography or in actual typesetting, I’m not completely sure that you are either. :)
– tchrist♦
22 hours ago
When two letters or glyphs are joined into one glyph as a ligature, is this glyph considered two letters or one, since letters on their own are considered words as D and S, when two letters are joined as one glyph, does this glyph have a name and is it considered a word?
– Jack Scrugggs
4 hours ago
Every question should describe the asker's prior efforts to find an answer, and explain why the results were not adequate to answer the question. Some research is required on every question. This is called our research requirement. Research can take many forms: checking references such as an online English dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar, searching this site for similar questions, searching the web, or putting substantial thought into the question on your own. Please edit your question and detail your research results.
– MetaEd♦
3 hours ago
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When two letters are joined as a ligature, I understand they are considered
to be one individual glyph. I also understand that letters on their own like D
or S are considered nouns or words.
When connecting two letters or
graphemes with a ligature as one glyph, is the glyph considered one word as
D and S are, or two?
When are ligatured letters considered their own
characters, and when is a ligatured glyph considered two letters even
though it is called one “glyph”?
When they are joined, are these ligature
glyphs named as D and S are, so as “dee” and “ess”?
I have found that all the letters in the alphabet are nouns in the dictionary, yet in the form of ligatures I have not found if these ligatures are considered one word or two words of each letter of the ligature as the ligature is called one glyph,
typography ligature
asked yesterday
Jack Scrugggs
292
When two letters are joined as a ligature, I understand they are considered
to be one individual glyph. I also understand that letters on their own like D
or S are considered nouns or words.
When connecting two letters or
graphemes with a ligature as one glyph, is the glyph considered one word as
D and S are, or two?
When are ligatured letters considered their own
characters, and when is a ligatured glyph considered two letters even
though it is called one “glyph”?
When they are joined, are these ligature
glyphs named as D and S are, so as “dee” and “ess”?
I have found that all the letters in the alphabet are nouns in the dictionary, yet in the form of ligatures I have not found if these ligatures are considered one word or two words of each letter of the ligature as the ligature is called one glyph,
typography ligature
typography ligature
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You’re mixing together a whole bunch of terms as though they were of the same category that in fact are not: letters, characters, graphemes, ligatures, glyphs (which please note were historically called sorts in metal type cases). This makes it impossible to answer your several questions as written. I don’t know what you really mean when you use those terms — at all. And because I suspect you may have more experience in programming than in typography or in actual typesetting, I’m not completely sure that you are either. :)
– tchrist♦
22 hours ago
When two letters or glyphs are joined into one glyph as a ligature, is this glyph considered two letters or one, since letters on their own are considered words as D and S, when two letters are joined as one glyph, does this glyph have a name and is it considered a word?
– Jack Scrugggs
4 hours ago
Every question should describe the asker's prior efforts to find an answer, and explain why the results were not adequate to answer the question. Some research is required on every question. This is called our research requirement. Research can take many forms: checking references such as an online English dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar, searching this site for similar questions, searching the web, or putting substantial thought into the question on your own. Please edit your question and detail your research results.
– MetaEd♦
3 hours ago
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You’re mixing together a whole bunch of terms as though they were of the same category that in fact are not: letters, characters, graphemes, ligatures, glyphs (which please note were historically called sorts in metal type cases). This makes it impossible to answer your several questions as written. I don’t know what you really mean when you use those terms — at all. And because I suspect you may have more experience in programming than in typography or in actual typesetting, I’m not completely sure that you are either. :)
– tchrist♦
22 hours ago
When two letters or glyphs are joined into one glyph as a ligature, is this glyph considered two letters or one, since letters on their own are considered words as D and S, when two letters are joined as one glyph, does this glyph have a name and is it considered a word?
– Jack Scrugggs
4 hours ago
Every question should describe the asker's prior efforts to find an answer, and explain why the results were not adequate to answer the question. Some research is required on every question. This is called our research requirement. Research can take many forms: checking references such as an online English dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar, searching this site for similar questions, searching the web, or putting substantial thought into the question on your own. Please edit your question and detail your research results.
– MetaEd♦
3 hours ago
You’re mixing together a whole bunch of terms as though they were of the same category that in fact are not: letters, characters, graphemes, ligatures, glyphs (which please note were historically called sorts in metal type cases). This makes it impossible to answer your several questions as written. I don’t know what you really mean when you use those terms — at all. And because I suspect you may have more experience in programming than in typography or in actual typesetting, I’m not completely sure that you are either. :)
– tchrist♦
22 hours ago
You’re mixing together a whole bunch of terms as though they were of the same category that in fact are not: letters, characters, graphemes, ligatures, glyphs (which please note were historically called sorts in metal type cases). This makes it impossible to answer your several questions as written. I don’t know what you really mean when you use those terms — at all. And because I suspect you may have more experience in programming than in typography or in actual typesetting, I’m not completely sure that you are either. :)
– tchrist♦
22 hours ago
When two letters or glyphs are joined into one glyph as a ligature, is this glyph considered two letters or one, since letters on their own are considered words as D and S, when two letters are joined as one glyph, does this glyph have a name and is it considered a word?
– Jack Scrugggs
4 hours ago
When two letters or glyphs are joined into one glyph as a ligature, is this glyph considered two letters or one, since letters on their own are considered words as D and S, when two letters are joined as one glyph, does this glyph have a name and is it considered a word?
– Jack Scrugggs
4 hours ago
Every question should describe the asker's prior efforts to find an answer, and explain why the results were not adequate to answer the question. Some research is required on every question. This is called our research requirement. Research can take many forms: checking references such as an online English dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar, searching this site for similar questions, searching the web, or putting substantial thought into the question on your own. Please edit your question and detail your research results.
– MetaEd♦
3 hours ago
Every question should describe the asker's prior efforts to find an answer, and explain why the results were not adequate to answer the question. Some research is required on every question. This is called our research requirement. Research can take many forms: checking references such as an online English dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar, searching this site for similar questions, searching the web, or putting substantial thought into the question on your own. Please edit your question and detail your research results.
– MetaEd♦
3 hours ago
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You’re mixing together a whole bunch of terms as though they were of the same category that in fact are not: letters, characters, graphemes, ligatures, glyphs (which please note were historically called sorts in metal type cases). This makes it impossible to answer your several questions as written. I don’t know what you really mean when you use those terms — at all. And because I suspect you may have more experience in programming than in typography or in actual typesetting, I’m not completely sure that you are either. :)
– tchrist♦
22 hours ago
When two letters or glyphs are joined into one glyph as a ligature, is this glyph considered two letters or one, since letters on their own are considered words as D and S, when two letters are joined as one glyph, does this glyph have a name and is it considered a word?
– Jack Scrugggs
4 hours ago
Every question should describe the asker's prior efforts to find an answer, and explain why the results were not adequate to answer the question. Some research is required on every question. This is called our research requirement. Research can take many forms: checking references such as an online English dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar, searching this site for similar questions, searching the web, or putting substantial thought into the question on your own. Please edit your question and detail your research results.
– MetaEd♦
3 hours ago