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Jellby · 03-02-2010, 08:12 AM

Ligatures sometimes get an entity as a separate letter or symbol. Things like "ñ", "w", "ß", "&" began as simple ligatures (typographic ligatures, I'd say), but are now mostly considered letters on their own.

03-02-2010, 08:12 AM	#42
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,560 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Ligatures sometimes get an entity as a separate letter or symbol. Things like "ñ", "w", "ß", "&" began as simple ligatures (typographic ligatures, I'd say), but are now mostly considered letters on their own.