diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp.css b/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp.css
--- a/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp.css
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2021  The Software Heritage developers
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2022  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
     padding-bottom: 120px;
 }
 
+/* The Alegreya font used in swh-web ships some ligatures producing
+confusing text rendering, for instance the ligatures for `~` and some
+characters like e, y, u, ... so disable font common ligatures */
+* {
+    font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;
+}
+
 a:active,
 a.active {
     outline: none;