To adjust space between certain type characters to eliminate unwanted space. (e.g. AV, MW, etc.)
in typography, to reduce space between two or three characters so those characters appear better fitted together. Also refered to as kerning.
To squeeze together characters, for a better fit of strokes and white space. In display type, characters almost need to be kerned because the white space between characters at large sizes is more noticeable.
To adjust the space between letters so that it appears optically proportioned. In hot metal, a kern was any part of a letter that extended into the space occupied by an adjacent letter.
To selectively adjust the space between characters to improve readability or to achieve balanced, proportional type.
The space between two letters in a typeface.
To adjust the horizontal spacing between a pair of characters.
to add or subtract small units of space between characters for attractive and consistent spacing between pairs of letters see letter space
to squeeze two letters together so they overlap
To adjust the spacing between characters to increase legibility or visual aesthetics. The rule of thumb is to be consistent and let the eye be the boss. Usual kerning adjusts entire blocks of text. Manual kerning adjusts two characters. Pair kerning sets the space between specific combinations, eg "Va", where the "a" slips under the "V". Page layout programs can pair kern automatically and thus produce a better appearance than a word processor.
The adjustment of the spacing between letters in order to make them more visually pleasing and balanced on the sheet.
To add or delete space between pairs of adjacent characters. Also known as letterspacing.
output: To adjust the spacing between two characters. Typefaces are designed with specific space around each letter, but some combinations, such as WA look awkward unless brought closer together. Kerning can be done in any amount, but small amounts are best.
To reduce space between letters so that more characters fit on a line or so that certain letters appear better fitted together.
To adjust the spacing between individual letters so that they look visually proportioned. Ll
To draw part of a glyph so that it overlaps the space of an adjacent glyph.
to adjust the display position whilst rendering in order to visually improve the spacing between two glyphs. For instance, kerning might be used on the word WAVE to reduce the illusion of white space between the diagonal strokes of the W, A, and V.
Adjust the horizontal space between characters. Also see the graphic design page.
Part of a letter which overhangs another
