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I'd like to display a ligature of an A and an L where the A is followed by the bottom 'bar' of the L to form a ligature. Essentially, it would be like the following, without the vertical bar of the L.



(If this is even possible...!)



documentclass[a4paper]{article}



begin{document}



Huge Akern-0.3em L



end{document}





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  • You can't remove the vertical bar of the L effectively, but why not simply lowering a rule?

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I'd like to display a ligature of an A and an L where the A is followed by the bottom 'bar' of the L to form a ligature. Essentially, it would be like the following, without the vertical bar of the L.



(If this is even possible...!)



documentclass[a4paper]{article}



begin{document}



Huge Akern-0.3em L



end{document}





ligatures







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  • You can't remove the vertical bar of the L effectively, but why not simply lowering a rule?

    – TeXnician
    1 hour ago














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I'd like to display a ligature of an A and an L where the A is followed by the bottom 'bar' of the L to form a ligature. Essentially, it would be like the following, without the vertical bar of the L.



(If this is even possible...!)



documentclass[a4paper]{article}



begin{document}



Huge Akern-0.3em L



end{document}





ligatures







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I'd like to display a ligature of an A and an L where the A is followed by the bottom 'bar' of the L to form a ligature. Essentially, it would be like the following, without the vertical bar of the L.



(If this is even possible...!)



documentclass[a4paper]{article}



begin{document}



Huge Akern-0.3em L



end{document}





ligatures




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  • You can't remove the vertical bar of the L effectively, but why not simply lowering a rule?

    – TeXnician
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  • You can't remove the vertical bar of the L effectively, but why not simply lowering a rule?

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    1 hour ago

















You can't remove the vertical bar of the L effectively, but why not simply lowering a rule?

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You can't remove the vertical bar of the L effectively, but why not simply lowering a rule?

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documentclass[a4paper]{article}

usepackage{xcolor}

newsaveboxLBox

newsaveboxABox

defAL{sboxLBox{L}sboxABox{A}%

    leavevmodekernwdABoxrlap{L}rlap{kern0.05em%

        textcolor{white}{rule[0.1ex]{0.5wdLBox}{1.7ex}}}%

    kern-wdABoxkern0.35emuseboxABoxkernwdLBox}



begin{document}

    AL foo

end{document}


enter image description here






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  • The amount of space surrounding this character seems rather excessive. You may want to adjust some of these kerns.

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You could use clipbox from the trimclip package (which is part of adjustbox) to cut off the stem of the leter L.
Its syntax is



clipbox{<l> <b> <r> <t>}{<stuff>}


and it cuts off <l> from the left, <b> from the bottom, <r> from the right and <t> from the top of <stuff>.
The part that is clipped off is not covered, but actually hidden.



It's not a perfect solution though, as the kerning between the L and the next character will be incorrect if that character is wider at the top than at the bottom, as illustrated below.
If you want to avoid this you'll probably have to look ahead for the next character or something (or maybe something with Lua is possible?).



documentclass{article}



usepackage{trimclip}

newcommand*AL{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}



begin{document}





begin{tabular}{ll}

    Good:       & AAL A

    \

    Comparison: & AAkern-.295em LA

    \

    Bad:        & WAL W

    \

    Comparison: & WAkern-.295em LW

end{tabular}



end{document}


output



Remark



I would prefer defining AL/ instead of AL. You could do this using



defAL/{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}


The advantage is that spaces after AL/ aren't eaten like those after AL are, so you can write something like MinimAL/ AL/uminium without having to insert an explicit between the words or having to add a space between AL/ and uminium. You'll get an error if you forget the closing /.



I don't know who came up with this idea, but it can be found e.g. here and here.






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    documentclass[a4paper]{article}
    
usepackage{xcolor}
    
newsaveboxLBox
    
newsaveboxABox
    
defAL{sboxLBox{L}sboxABox{A}%
    
    leavevmodekernwdABoxrlap{L}rlap{kern0.05em%
    
        textcolor{white}{rule[0.1ex]{0.5wdLBox}{1.7ex}}}%
    
    kern-wdABoxkern0.35emuseboxABoxkernwdLBox}
    

    
begin{document}
    
    AL foo
    
end{document}


    enter image description here






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    • The amount of space surrounding this character seems rather excessive. You may want to adjust some of these kerns.

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    documentclass[a4paper]{article}
    
usepackage{xcolor}
    
newsaveboxLBox
    
newsaveboxABox
    
defAL{sboxLBox{L}sboxABox{A}%
    
    leavevmodekernwdABoxrlap{L}rlap{kern0.05em%
    
        textcolor{white}{rule[0.1ex]{0.5wdLBox}{1.7ex}}}%
    
    kern-wdABoxkern0.35emuseboxABoxkernwdLBox}
    

    
begin{document}
    
    AL foo
    
end{document}


    enter image description here






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    documentclass[a4paper]{article}
    
usepackage{xcolor}
    
newsaveboxLBox
    
newsaveboxABox
    
defAL{sboxLBox{L}sboxABox{A}%
    
    leavevmodekernwdABoxrlap{L}rlap{kern0.05em%
    
        textcolor{white}{rule[0.1ex]{0.5wdLBox}{1.7ex}}}%
    
    kern-wdABoxkern0.35emuseboxABoxkernwdLBox}
    

    
begin{document}
    
    AL foo
    
end{document}


    enter image description here






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    documentclass[a4paper]{article}
    
usepackage{xcolor}
    
newsaveboxLBox
    
newsaveboxABox
    
defAL{sboxLBox{L}sboxABox{A}%
    
    leavevmodekernwdABoxrlap{L}rlap{kern0.05em%
    
        textcolor{white}{rule[0.1ex]{0.5wdLBox}{1.7ex}}}%
    
    kern-wdABoxkern0.35emuseboxABoxkernwdLBox}
    

    
begin{document}
    
    AL foo
    
end{document}


    enter image description here







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    • The amount of space surrounding this character seems rather excessive. You may want to adjust some of these kerns.

      – Circumscribe
      1 hour ago





















    • The amount of space surrounding this character seems rather excessive. You may want to adjust some of these kerns.

      – Circumscribe
      1 hour ago



















    The amount of space surrounding this character seems rather excessive. You may want to adjust some of these kerns.

    – Circumscribe
    1 hour ago







    The amount of space surrounding this character seems rather excessive. You may want to adjust some of these kerns.

    – Circumscribe
    1 hour ago













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    You could use clipbox from the trimclip package (which is part of adjustbox) to cut off the stem of the leter L.
    Its syntax is



    clipbox{<l> <b> <r> <t>}{<stuff>}


    and it cuts off <l> from the left, <b> from the bottom, <r> from the right and <t> from the top of <stuff>.
    The part that is clipped off is not covered, but actually hidden.



    It's not a perfect solution though, as the kerning between the L and the next character will be incorrect if that character is wider at the top than at the bottom, as illustrated below.
    If you want to avoid this you'll probably have to look ahead for the next character or something (or maybe something with Lua is possible?).



    documentclass{article}
    

    
usepackage{trimclip}
    
newcommand*AL{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}
    

    
begin{document}
    

    

    
begin{tabular}{ll}
    
    Good:       & AAL A
    
    \
    
    Comparison: & AAkern-.295em LA
    
    \
    
    Bad:        & WAL W
    
    \
    
    Comparison: & WAkern-.295em LW
    
end{tabular}
    

    
end{document}


    output



    Remark



    I would prefer defining AL/ instead of AL. You could do this using



    defAL/{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}


    The advantage is that spaces after AL/ aren't eaten like those after AL are, so you can write something like MinimAL/ AL/uminium without having to insert an explicit between the words or having to add a space between AL/ and uminium. You'll get an error if you forget the closing /.



    I don't know who came up with this idea, but it can be found e.g. here and here.






    share|improve this answer






























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      You could use clipbox from the trimclip package (which is part of adjustbox) to cut off the stem of the leter L.
      Its syntax is



      clipbox{<l> <b> <r> <t>}{<stuff>}


      and it cuts off <l> from the left, <b> from the bottom, <r> from the right and <t> from the top of <stuff>.
      The part that is clipped off is not covered, but actually hidden.



      It's not a perfect solution though, as the kerning between the L and the next character will be incorrect if that character is wider at the top than at the bottom, as illustrated below.
      If you want to avoid this you'll probably have to look ahead for the next character or something (or maybe something with Lua is possible?).



      documentclass{article}
      

      
usepackage{trimclip}
      
newcommand*AL{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}
      

      
begin{document}
      

      

      
begin{tabular}{ll}
      
    Good:       & AAL A
      
    \
      
    Comparison: & AAkern-.295em LA
      
    \
      
    Bad:        & WAL W
      
    \
      
    Comparison: & WAkern-.295em LW
      
end{tabular}
      

      
end{document}


      output



      Remark



      I would prefer defining AL/ instead of AL. You could do this using



      defAL/{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}


      The advantage is that spaces after AL/ aren't eaten like those after AL are, so you can write something like MinimAL/ AL/uminium without having to insert an explicit between the words or having to add a space between AL/ and uminium. You'll get an error if you forget the closing /.



      I don't know who came up with this idea, but it can be found e.g. here and here.






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        You could use clipbox from the trimclip package (which is part of adjustbox) to cut off the stem of the leter L.
        Its syntax is



        clipbox{<l> <b> <r> <t>}{<stuff>}


        and it cuts off <l> from the left, <b> from the bottom, <r> from the right and <t> from the top of <stuff>.
        The part that is clipped off is not covered, but actually hidden.



        It's not a perfect solution though, as the kerning between the L and the next character will be incorrect if that character is wider at the top than at the bottom, as illustrated below.
        If you want to avoid this you'll probably have to look ahead for the next character or something (or maybe something with Lua is possible?).



        documentclass{article}
        

        
usepackage{trimclip}
        
newcommand*AL{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}
        

        
begin{document}
        

        

        
begin{tabular}{ll}
        
    Good:       & AAL A
        
    \
        
    Comparison: & AAkern-.295em LA
        
    \
        
    Bad:        & WAL W
        
    \
        
    Comparison: & WAkern-.295em LW
        
end{tabular}
        

        
end{document}


        output



        Remark



        I would prefer defining AL/ instead of AL. You could do this using



        defAL/{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}


        The advantage is that spaces after AL/ aren't eaten like those after AL are, so you can write something like MinimAL/ AL/uminium without having to insert an explicit between the words or having to add a space between AL/ and uminium. You'll get an error if you forget the closing /.



        I don't know who came up with this idea, but it can be found e.g. here and here.






        share|improve this answer















        You could use clipbox from the trimclip package (which is part of adjustbox) to cut off the stem of the leter L.
        Its syntax is



        clipbox{<l> <b> <r> <t>}{<stuff>}


        and it cuts off <l> from the left, <b> from the bottom, <r> from the right and <t> from the top of <stuff>.
        The part that is clipped off is not covered, but actually hidden.



        It's not a perfect solution though, as the kerning between the L and the next character will be incorrect if that character is wider at the top than at the bottom, as illustrated below.
        If you want to avoid this you'll probably have to look ahead for the next character or something (or maybe something with Lua is possible?).



        documentclass{article}
        

        
usepackage{trimclip}
        
newcommand*AL{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}
        

        
begin{document}
        

        

        
begin{tabular}{ll}
        
    Good:       & AAL A
        
    \
        
    Comparison: & AAkern-.295em LA
        
    \
        
    Bad:        & WAL W
        
    \
        
    Comparison: & WAkern-.295em LW
        
end{tabular}
        

        
end{document}


        output



        Remark



        I would prefer defining AL/ instead of AL. You could do this using



        defAL/{Akern-.035emclipbox{.26em 0em 0em .25em}{L}}


        The advantage is that spaces after AL/ aren't eaten like those after AL are, so you can write something like MinimAL/ AL/uminium without having to insert an explicit between the words or having to add a space between AL/ and uminium. You'll get an error if you forget the closing /.



        I don't know who came up with this idea, but it can be found e.g. here and here.







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