Ligature

Ligature may refer to:

Language

• Ligature (writing), a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol (typography and calligraphy)
• Ligature (grammar), a morpheme that links two words

Medicine

• Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture used to shut off a blood vessel or other anatomical structure
  • Ligature (orthodontic), used in dentistry

Music

• Ligature (music), an element of musical notation used especially in the medieval and Renaissance periods
• Ligature (instrument), a device used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument

See also

• Ligature strangulation

1. Ligature (writing)
2. Æ
3. Ligature (medicine)
4. Strangling
5. Kana ligature
6. Ou (ligature)
7. Ampersand
8. Greek ligatures
9. Œ
10. Ligature (grammar)
11. Stigma (ligature)
12. Stannius ligature
13. Tie (typography)
14. Arabic alphabet
15. ß
16. IJ (digraph)
17. Ligature (music)
18. Db ligature
19. Qp ligature
20. Ligature (instrument)