> All of that is possible, of course, with large tables of special cases. Yes, that's how ligatures work. Pairing across characters is the one I'm not sure I'

> All of that is possible, of course, with large tables of special cases. Yes, that's how ligatures work. Pairing across characters is the one I'm not sure I've heard of before in fonts. Edit: Besides, how do you think these are typed on keyboards without separate keys? The software already detects and replaces them based on context.