Meaning & use
kerning
In typography, the adjustment of space between individual letters to improve visual appearance and readability.
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The designer spent extra time on kerning to make sure the logo's letters looked evenly spaced.
Poor kerning made the headline's letters look awkwardly cramped together.
A note on using this word
Kerning adjusts spacing between specific letter pairs, distinct from tracking, which adjusts uniform spacing across a whole block of text.
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