kerning

noun

kern·ing ˈkər-niŋ How to pronounce kerning (audio)

plural kernings

typography : the act or result of kerning characters

Good kerning can enhance a font's appearance.

typography : the distance between a kerned pair of adjacent characters in a line of composed text

increased the kerning between the f and the period

a kerning of +100

Adobe typefaces tend to have between 500 and 1000 kerning pairs. The El Cheapo font that you downloaded for free from the Web may not have any.

Nigel French

broadly : letterspacing, tracking

Etymology

from gerund of kern entry 3

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	kerning
释义	kerning noun kern·ing ˈkər-niŋ plural kernings 1 typography : the act or result of kerning characters Good kerning can enhance a font's appearance. 2 typography : the distance between a kerned pair of adjacent characters in a line of composed text increased the kerning between the f and the period a kerning of +100 Adobe typefaces tend to have between 500 and 1000 kerning pairs. The El Cheapo font that you downloaded for free from the Web may not have any. Nigel French broadly : letterspacing, tracking Word History Etymology from gerund of kern entry 3 First Known Use 1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing kerning kerning pairs kerning pairs
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