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The word ligature comes from the Latin "ligare", which means "to tie". A ligature in fonts combines two or three characters into a single character to help with kerning and for decorative purposes. In this video, we'll take a look at the types of ligatures and see how to use ligatures in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. We'll also look at how to turn on ligatures in InDesign and other software to use them automatically. Last, we'll outline the best ligature font examples to use on your next project.

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Key parts of the video:
• 00:45 What Are Font Ligatures?
• 01:20 How to Use Font Ligatures in InDesign
• 02:16 How to Use Font Ligatures in Photoshop
• 03:29 How to Use Font Ligatures in Illustrator
• 04:26 Assets With Font Ligatures

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