Ligatures.js
Loads Chip Cullen's Ligatures.js library and provides an interface for applying to a specific set of CSS selectors.
Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4634 days ago
Is Ligatures.js abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 4634 days ago).
Compatibility
Similar & Alternatives
Explore plugins with similar tags, and compare key metrics like downloads, ratings, updates, support, and WP/PHP compatibility.
Description
NOTE: This plugin has outlived its usefulness. You can use it if you need to support legacy browsers, but modern web sites should be using the text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; declaration in their CSS to encourage context-sensitive kerning and the use of ligatures.
Chip Cullen’s Ligatures.js plugin for jQuery is an extremely lightweight tool automatically inserting ligatures in content where appropriate. Ligatures are glyphs that combine two letter forms into one for stylistic and legibility reasons.
Since it depends on fonts for ligature rendering, it’s limited to the four ligatures that are reliably supported: fi, fl, AE, and ae.
The configuration screen lets you pick which text on your site gets ligatures using CSS selectors. Use this plugin to enhance readability in headlines and flavor text on your site.
Installation
- Upload this plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Find the “Ligatures” configuration option in the WordPress admin interface to configure.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Unicode standard has code points for quite a few ligatures, but most fonts we use on the web only have support for a basic set of characters. Chip Cullen determined that fi, fl, AE, and ae were the only ones he could count on being there.
Review feed
Screenshots
Changelog
1.0
- Initial release