Level 2
Both the consonant ligatures (tz, ct, ts, ff etc.) as well as the ligature ij and the ligatures commonly used in German-language texts such as ο¬, ο¬, ft, their derivatives, as well as fk, fj, fh, fb, fz, ll, mm, nn, st, ch, ck, ct, th, tt, tz, kk, Qu, ΕΏi, ΕΏΕΏ, ο¬ , ΕΏch are always to be split.
In order to recognize split ligatures in Ground-Truth, these ligatures are regarded as typographical peculiarities and labelled accordingly.
Vocal ligatures are always transcribed as one sign:
| Original | Character | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Γ¦ | U+00E6 |
LATIN SMALL LETTER AE |
 |
Ε | U+0153 |
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE |
 |
Γ | U+00C6 |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE |
 |
Ε | U+0152 |
LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE OE |