This is common in Latin connecting scripts, and required in various non-Latins like Arabic. The glyph for ct replaces the sequence of glyphs c t, or U+322E (Kanji ligature for 'Friday') replaces the sequence U+91D1 U+66DC U+65E5.įunction: Replaces glyphs at the beginnings of words with alternate forms designed for this use.

This feature covers those ligatures which may be used for special effect, at the user's preference. In Caflisch Script, o is replaced by o.alt2 when followed by an ascending letterform.įunction: Replaces a sequence of glyphs with a single glyph which is preferred for typographic purposes. Used in script typefaces which are designed to have some or all of their glyphs join. The user may apply this feature to get even spacing for lining figures used as dates in an all-cap headline.įunction: In specified situations, replaces default glyphs with alternate forms which provide better joining behavior. Of course this feature would not be present in monospaced designs. Tabular widths will generally be the default, but this cannot be safely assumed. The user applies this feature to text to enable localized Bulgarian forms of Cyrillic letters alternatively, the feature might enable localized Russian forms in a Bulgarian manufactured font in which the Bulgarian forms are the default characters.įunction: Replaces figure glyphs set on uniform (tabular) widths with corresponding glyphs set on glyph-specific (proportional) widths.

This feature enables localized forms of glyphs to be substituted for default forms. In some cases the localized form differs only subtly from the script 'norm', in others the forms are radically distinct. For example, a number of letters in the Bulgarian and Serbian alphabets have forms distinct from their Russian counterparts and from each other. The user enters 3/4 in a recipe and gets the threequarters fraction.įunction: Many scripts used to write multiple languages over wide geographical areas have developed localized variant forms of specific letters, which are used by individual literary communities. Function: Replaces figures separated by a slash with 'common' (diagonal) fractions.

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