The Ligature Bridge path effect applied to a sample shape
Lettering

Ligature Bridge

Join two neighbouring letters into a proper fi or Th with a waisted ribbon that only forms where the gap falls under your maximum.

FamilyLettering
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Width0.5 to 300, default 16
  2. Max gap1 to 2000, default 90
  3. Pairs1 to 12, default 2

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