Posting the Matthew Butterick's definite ''ligatures are bad'' take, in case anyone is interested. Q: Ligatures in programming fonts? A: Hell no https://tinyle

Posting the Matthew Butterick's definite ''ligatures are bad'' take, in case anyone is interested. Q: Ligatures in programming fonts? A: Hell no https://tinyletter.com/mbutterick/letters/q-ligatures-in-programming-fonts-a-hell-no https://tinyletter.com/mbutterick/letters/q-ligatures-in-pro... > And not because I’m a purist or a grump. (Some days, but not today.) Programming code has special semantic considerations. Ligatures in programming fonts are likely to either misrepresent the meaning of the code, or cause miscues among readers. So in the end, even if they’re cute, the risk of error isn’t worth it.