ligatureenabled

Ligatureenabled is a term often encountered in typography and digital text rendering. It refers to a feature or setting that dictates whether typographic ligatures are displayed or not. Ligatures are characters that are formed by combining two or more letters into a single glyph. Common examples include the combinations "fi" and "fl," where the dot of the "i" would otherwise collide with the hook of the "f," or the "l" would overlap with the "f." Typographers use ligatures to improve readability and aesthetics by creating a more fluid and visually pleasing connection between certain letter pairs.

When ligatureenabled is set to true or is activated, the rendering engine will substitute standard letter combinations with their corresponding ligature glyphs if they are available in the font being used. Conversely, if ligatureenabled is false or the feature is disabled, the text will be displayed using individual, uncombined letterforms. This setting is typically found in word processors, graphic design software, web browser rendering engines, and font management tools. The ability to control ligature display allows users to choose between a more traditional, purely typographical appearance and a more stylized, often considered more refined, presentation. The availability and design of ligatures are dependent on the specific font file.