Fun sign in #Monreale #Sicily. I suspect there are fonts where the letters change shape and location because of thier combinations, ligatures being an instance
@Hilary Ed Interlock is probably the modern canonical example of this: https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/40498/ed-interlock
Ed Interlock in use

Designed by Ken Barber with Ed Benguiat and assistance from Tal Leming, based on Benguiat’s Newlock Condensed for Photo-Lettering. [Barber]

Fonts In Use