[Feature request]: Could we please get an et ligature for ampersand?

[jasonbraganza]

What feature are you proposing?

I love the way et looks and prefer it over an ampersand. would love if there was a way that MonoLisa gave me the ability to have a ligated et (like 🙲 instead of & :)

[bebraw]

Reference: https://richmariner.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/why-an-is-called-an-ampersand/ .

We will investigate this one. If you know typefaces doing this well, do link.

[jasonbraganza]

I know of it, because the font I use and love most, other than my beloved Monolisa is Nitti: https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/nitti I don’t know how to link to a sample there, so I’ve attached a screen shot.

I also love how Chiva does it. Chiva Mono: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Chivo+Mono?preview.text=Jane,%20Jill%20%26%20Mary&preview.text_type=custom&classification=Monospace

Other fonts that have it are below:

Fira Code: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Code?preview.text=Jane,%20Jill%20%26%20Mary&preview.text_type=custom

Fira Mono: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Mono?classification=Monospace&preview.text=Jane,%20Jill%20%26%20Mary&preview.text_type=custom

Space Mono: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Space+Mono?preview.text=Jane,%20Jill%20%26%20Mary&preview.text_type=custom&classification=Monospace

[jasonbraganza]

Sudo: https://coding-fonts.pages.dev/fonts/sudo/?language=charmap

[MarcusSterz]

Actually, the most common version of the ampersand & which MonoLisa also shows IS already a ligature of e and t. We will however experiment with an alternative that resembles more what you suggested.

[jasonbraganza]

oh yes, “&” is definitely et. i just prefer the older et and was requesting you folk if it would be possible for me to have that alternative :)

[jasonbraganza]

oh yes, “&” is definitely et. i just prefer the older et and was requesting you folk if it would be possible for me to have that alternative :)

i love the et glyph :)

[MarcusSterz]

There will be a alternative for the ampersand available with the upcoming version 2.011 – stay tuned!

[bebraw]

Included to newly released 2.011.

[jasonbraganza]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate this. Loving my new glyph