Ligature
# Ligature

Ligature may refer to:

* Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture used to shut off a blood vessel or other anatomical structure
   * Ligature (orthodontic), used in dentistry
* Ligature (music), an element of musical notation used especially in the medieval and Renaissance periods
* Ligature (instrument), a device used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument
* Ligature (writing), a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol (typography and calligraphy)
* Ligature (grammar), a morpheme that links two words
