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Wikipedia mentions a ligature for NB (nota bene), however I can't seem to find any reference to this in the latex literature. Is there a way to use this ligature in my latex document?

An example of the ligature:

ligatures

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Wikipedia mentions a ligature for NB (nota bene), however I can't seem to find any reference to this in the latex literature. Is there a way to use this ligature in my latex document?

An example of the ligature:

ligatures

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Wikipedia mentions a ligature for NB (nota bene), however I can't seem to find any reference to this in the latex literature. Is there a way to use this ligature in my latex document?

An example of the ligature:

ligatures

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To the best of my knowledge, there are no fonts out there (not even Junicode!) that provide a ready-made NB ligature.

It's actually not too difficult to create a composite NB glyph (not to be confused with a "true" ligature) by inserting a negative kern between N and B. However, for many font families the N-B composite is quite unattractive. It's a vivid reminder, IMNSHO, of the fact that creating a good-looking ligature requires a lot more work than just "snugging up" two or more glyphs.

The following screenshot shows possible NB candidates for 4 serif fonts and 3 sans-serif fonts. (If you wanted to use this in "real work", be sure to omit the textcolor{red}{...} wrapper in the definition of NB.)

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xcolor} % for 'textcolor' macro

newcommandNB[1][0.3]{Nkern-#1emtextcolor{red}{B}} % default kern amount: -0.3em

usepackage{fontspec}

begin{document}



setmainfont{Latin Modern Roman}

NB --- Latin Modern Roman



setmainfont{Times Roman}

NB[0.265] --- Times Roman



setmainfont{EB Garamond}

NB[0.275] --- EB Garamond



setmainfont{Trajan Pro}

NB[0.385] --- Trajan Pro



setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans}

NB[0.27] --- Latin Modern Sans



setmainfont{Helvetica}

NB[0.24] --- Helvetica



setmainfont{Futura}

NB[0.295] --- Futura



end{document}

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answered 17 hours ago

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  It might be worth noting that this is the same workaround which is also used on the linked Wikipedia page: The "ligature" is $mathrm{N}!!mathrm{B}$ which should be the same as NB[0.33333] with Computer Modern Roman.
  
  – Marcel Krüger
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! The Latin Modern Roman looks pretty good!
  
  – David Poxon
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Even among commercial fonts with many unusual ligatures, this ligature is rare. The only one in my large collection is found in P22 Hoy Pro, and it hasn’t been made readily accessible through any defined feature:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{fontspec,luacode}

setmainfont{P22 Hoy Pro}[

  Contextuals=Alternate,

  Ligatures=Rare]

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/120762:

begin{luacode}

  documentdata       = documentdata or { }



  local stringformat = string.format

  local texsprint    = tex.sprint

  local slot_of_name = luaotfload.aux.slot_of_name



  documentdata.fontchar = function (chr)

    local chr = slot_of_name(font.current(), chr, false)

    if chr and type(chr) == "number" then

      texsprint

        (stringformat ([[char"%X]], chr))

    end

  end

end{luacode}

deffontchar#1{directlua{documentdata.fontchar "#1"}}

begin{document}

fontchar{N_B}: This is P22 Hoy Pro.

end{document}

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  +1. P22 Hoy Pro is a truly remarkable font face! :-)
  
  – Mico
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've taken the liberty of inserting some meta-code to pretty-print the Lua code chunk. Feel free to revert if it's not to your liking.
  
  – Mico
  10 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mico Thanks. Neat trick — how do you do that?
  
  – Thérèse
  10 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I inserted the directives <!-- language: lang-lua --> and <!-- language: lang-tex --> on lines by themselves, not indented by four spaces. (I can’t remember off-hand who taught me this trick — I certainly didn’t come up with it on my own.)
  
  – Mico
  9 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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11

To the best of my knowledge, there are no fonts out there (not even Junicode!) that provide a ready-made NB ligature.

It's actually not too difficult to create a composite NB glyph (not to be confused with a "true" ligature) by inserting a negative kern between N and B. However, for many font families the N-B composite is quite unattractive. It's a vivid reminder, IMNSHO, of the fact that creating a good-looking ligature requires a lot more work than just "snugging up" two or more glyphs.

The following screenshot shows possible NB candidates for 4 serif fonts and 3 sans-serif fonts. (If you wanted to use this in "real work", be sure to omit the textcolor{red}{...} wrapper in the definition of NB.)

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xcolor} % for 'textcolor' macro

newcommandNB[1][0.3]{Nkern-#1emtextcolor{red}{B}} % default kern amount: -0.3em

usepackage{fontspec}

begin{document}



setmainfont{Latin Modern Roman}

NB --- Latin Modern Roman



setmainfont{Times Roman}

NB[0.265] --- Times Roman



setmainfont{EB Garamond}

NB[0.275] --- EB Garamond



setmainfont{Trajan Pro}

NB[0.385] --- Trajan Pro



setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans}

NB[0.27] --- Latin Modern Sans



setmainfont{Helvetica}

NB[0.24] --- Helvetica



setmainfont{Futura}

NB[0.295] --- Futura



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 17 hours ago

MicoMico

286k32389779

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You can never find a Monk when you need one
  
  – David Carlisle
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It might be worth noting that this is the same workaround which is also used on the linked Wikipedia page: The "ligature" is $mathrm{N}!!mathrm{B}$ which should be the same as NB[0.33333] with Computer Modern Roman.
  
  – Marcel Krüger
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! The Latin Modern Roman looks pretty good!
  
  – David Poxon
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

11

To the best of my knowledge, there are no fonts out there (not even Junicode!) that provide a ready-made NB ligature.

It's actually not too difficult to create a composite NB glyph (not to be confused with a "true" ligature) by inserting a negative kern between N and B. However, for many font families the N-B composite is quite unattractive. It's a vivid reminder, IMNSHO, of the fact that creating a good-looking ligature requires a lot more work than just "snugging up" two or more glyphs.

The following screenshot shows possible NB candidates for 4 serif fonts and 3 sans-serif fonts. (If you wanted to use this in "real work", be sure to omit the textcolor{red}{...} wrapper in the definition of NB.)

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xcolor} % for 'textcolor' macro

newcommandNB[1][0.3]{Nkern-#1emtextcolor{red}{B}} % default kern amount: -0.3em

usepackage{fontspec}

begin{document}



setmainfont{Latin Modern Roman}

NB --- Latin Modern Roman



setmainfont{Times Roman}

NB[0.265] --- Times Roman



setmainfont{EB Garamond}

NB[0.275] --- EB Garamond



setmainfont{Trajan Pro}

NB[0.385] --- Trajan Pro



setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans}

NB[0.27] --- Latin Modern Sans



setmainfont{Helvetica}

NB[0.24] --- Helvetica



setmainfont{Futura}

NB[0.295] --- Futura



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 17 hours ago

MicoMico

286k32389779

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You can never find a Monk when you need one
  
  – David Carlisle
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It might be worth noting that this is the same workaround which is also used on the linked Wikipedia page: The "ligature" is $mathrm{N}!!mathrm{B}$ which should be the same as NB[0.33333] with Computer Modern Roman.
  
  – Marcel Krüger
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! The Latin Modern Roman looks pretty good!
  
  – David Poxon
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

To the best of my knowledge, there are no fonts out there (not even Junicode!) that provide a ready-made NB ligature.

It's actually not too difficult to create a composite NB glyph (not to be confused with a "true" ligature) by inserting a negative kern between N and B. However, for many font families the N-B composite is quite unattractive. It's a vivid reminder, IMNSHO, of the fact that creating a good-looking ligature requires a lot more work than just "snugging up" two or more glyphs.

The following screenshot shows possible NB candidates for 4 serif fonts and 3 sans-serif fonts. (If you wanted to use this in "real work", be sure to omit the textcolor{red}{...} wrapper in the definition of NB.)

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xcolor} % for 'textcolor' macro

newcommandNB[1][0.3]{Nkern-#1emtextcolor{red}{B}} % default kern amount: -0.3em

usepackage{fontspec}

begin{document}



setmainfont{Latin Modern Roman}

NB --- Latin Modern Roman



setmainfont{Times Roman}

NB[0.265] --- Times Roman



setmainfont{EB Garamond}

NB[0.275] --- EB Garamond



setmainfont{Trajan Pro}

NB[0.385] --- Trajan Pro



setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans}

NB[0.27] --- Latin Modern Sans



setmainfont{Helvetica}

NB[0.24] --- Helvetica



setmainfont{Futura}

NB[0.295] --- Futura



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 17 hours ago

MicoMico

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documentclass{article}

usepackage{xcolor} % for 'textcolor' macro

newcommandNB[1][0.3]{Nkern-#1emtextcolor{red}{B}} % default kern amount: -0.3em

usepackage{fontspec}

begin{document}



setmainfont{Latin Modern Roman}

NB --- Latin Modern Roman



setmainfont{Times Roman}

NB[0.265] --- Times Roman



setmainfont{EB Garamond}

NB[0.275] --- EB Garamond



setmainfont{Trajan Pro}

NB[0.385] --- Trajan Pro



setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans}

NB[0.27] --- Latin Modern Sans



setmainfont{Helvetica}

NB[0.24] --- Helvetica



setmainfont{Futura}

NB[0.295] --- Futura



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 17 hours ago

MicoMico

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answered 17 hours ago

MicoMico

286k32389779

answered 17 hours ago

MicoMico

286k32389779

6

Even among commercial fonts with many unusual ligatures, this ligature is rare. The only one in my large collection is found in P22 Hoy Pro, and it hasn’t been made readily accessible through any defined feature:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{fontspec,luacode}

setmainfont{P22 Hoy Pro}[

  Contextuals=Alternate,

  Ligatures=Rare]

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/120762:

begin{luacode}

  documentdata       = documentdata or { }



  local stringformat = string.format

  local texsprint    = tex.sprint

  local slot_of_name = luaotfload.aux.slot_of_name



  documentdata.fontchar = function (chr)

    local chr = slot_of_name(font.current(), chr, false)

    if chr and type(chr) == "number" then

      texsprint

        (stringformat ([[char"%X]], chr))

    end

  end

end{luacode}

deffontchar#1{directlua{documentdata.fontchar "#1"}}

begin{document}

fontchar{N_B}: This is P22 Hoy Pro.

end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 10 hours ago

Mico

286k32389779

answered 12 hours ago

ThérèseThérèse

9,65732343

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1. P22 Hoy Pro is a truly remarkable font face! :-)
  
  – Mico
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've taken the liberty of inserting some meta-code to pretty-print the Lua code chunk. Feel free to revert if it's not to your liking.
  
  – Mico
  10 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mico Thanks. Neat trick — how do you do that?
  
  – Thérèse
  10 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I inserted the directives <!-- language: lang-lua --> and <!-- language: lang-tex --> on lines by themselves, not indented by four spaces. (I can’t remember off-hand who taught me this trick — I certainly didn’t come up with it on my own.)
  
  – Mico
  9 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

6

Even among commercial fonts with many unusual ligatures, this ligature is rare. The only one in my large collection is found in P22 Hoy Pro, and it hasn’t been made readily accessible through any defined feature:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{fontspec,luacode}

setmainfont{P22 Hoy Pro}[

  Contextuals=Alternate,

  Ligatures=Rare]

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/120762:

begin{luacode}

  documentdata       = documentdata or { }



  local stringformat = string.format

  local texsprint    = tex.sprint

  local slot_of_name = luaotfload.aux.slot_of_name



  documentdata.fontchar = function (chr)

    local chr = slot_of_name(font.current(), chr, false)

    if chr and type(chr) == "number" then

      texsprint

        (stringformat ([[char"%X]], chr))

    end

  end

end{luacode}

deffontchar#1{directlua{documentdata.fontchar "#1"}}

begin{document}

fontchar{N_B}: This is P22 Hoy Pro.

end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 10 hours ago

Mico

286k32389779

answered 12 hours ago

ThérèseThérèse

9,65732343

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1. P22 Hoy Pro is a truly remarkable font face! :-)
  
  – Mico
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've taken the liberty of inserting some meta-code to pretty-print the Lua code chunk. Feel free to revert if it's not to your liking.
  
  – Mico
  10 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mico Thanks. Neat trick — how do you do that?
  
  – Thérèse
  10 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I inserted the directives <!-- language: lang-lua --> and <!-- language: lang-tex --> on lines by themselves, not indented by four spaces. (I can’t remember off-hand who taught me this trick — I certainly didn’t come up with it on my own.)
  
  – Mico
  9 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Even among commercial fonts with many unusual ligatures, this ligature is rare. The only one in my large collection is found in P22 Hoy Pro, and it hasn’t been made readily accessible through any defined feature:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{fontspec,luacode}

setmainfont{P22 Hoy Pro}[

  Contextuals=Alternate,

  Ligatures=Rare]

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/120762:

begin{luacode}

  documentdata       = documentdata or { }



  local stringformat = string.format

  local texsprint    = tex.sprint

  local slot_of_name = luaotfload.aux.slot_of_name



  documentdata.fontchar = function (chr)

    local chr = slot_of_name(font.current(), chr, false)

    if chr and type(chr) == "number" then

      texsprint

        (stringformat ([[char"%X]], chr))

    end

  end

end{luacode}

deffontchar#1{directlua{documentdata.fontchar "#1"}}

begin{document}

fontchar{N_B}: This is P22 Hoy Pro.

end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 10 hours ago

Mico

286k32389779

answered 12 hours ago

ThérèseThérèse

9,65732343

documentclass{article}

usepackage{fontspec,luacode}

setmainfont{P22 Hoy Pro}[

  Contextuals=Alternate,

  Ligatures=Rare]

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/120762:

begin{luacode}

  documentdata       = documentdata or { }



  local stringformat = string.format

  local texsprint    = tex.sprint

  local slot_of_name = luaotfload.aux.slot_of_name



  documentdata.fontchar = function (chr)

    local chr = slot_of_name(font.current(), chr, false)

    if chr and type(chr) == "number" then

      texsprint

        (stringformat ([[char"%X]], chr))

    end

  end

end{luacode}

deffontchar#1{directlua{documentdata.fontchar "#1"}}

begin{document}

fontchar{N_B}: This is P22 Hoy Pro.

end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited 10 hours ago

Mico

286k32389779

answered 12 hours ago

ThérèseThérèse

9,65732343

edited 10 hours ago

Mico

286k32389779

edited 10 hours ago

Mico

286k32389779

answered 12 hours ago

ThérèseThérèse

9,65732343

answered 12 hours ago

ThérèseThérèse

9,65732343