font-variant-ligaturesBaseline · Widely available
The font-variant-ligatures CSS property sets how characters can be visually combined for readability or stylistic reasons.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jan 15, 2020. Widely available since Jul 15, 2022.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–33Not supported
34+Supportedsince Apr 8, 2014
Current: 155Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154Firefox
1–33Not supported
34+Supportedsince Dec 1, 2014
Current: 157Safari
1–9Not supported
9.1+Supportedsince Mar 21, 2016
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–33Not supported
34+Supportedsince Apr 2, 2014
Current: 155Firefox Android
4–33Not supported
34+Supportedsince Dec 1, 2014
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–9Not supported
9.3+Supportedsince Mar 21, 2016
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: font-variant-ligatures.
Feature detection
CSS · check before using
@supports (font-variant-ligatures: initial) {
/* styles that rely on font-variant-ligatures */
}
/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("font-variant-ligatures", "initial")) {
// use it
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (11). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| font-variant-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.common-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.contextual | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.discretionary-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.historical-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.no-common-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.no-contextual | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.no-discretionary-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.no-historical-ligatures | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.none | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant-ligatures.normal | 34 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 34 | 34 | 9.3 |