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Æ ae ligature

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Æ is a grapheme named æsc or ash, formed from the letters a and e, originally a ligature representing the Latin diphthong ae.

It has been promoted to the full status of a letter in the alphabets of some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.

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Graphical characteristics:
Closed shape, Contains both straight and curved lines, Has crossing lines.

Category: Alphabets.

Æ ae ligature is part of the Alphabets group.

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