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
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
- (as) good as new
- (as) guilty as sin
- (as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin
- (as) happy as a clam
- (as) hard/tough as nails
- (as) keen as mustard
- (as) large as life
- (as) near as someone can tell/figure
- (as) plain as day
- (as) plain as the nose on your face
- (as) pleased as punch
- (as) pretty as a picture
- (as) pure as the driven snow
- (as) quick as a wink
- (as) right as rain
- (as) sick as a dog
- (as) smooth as silk
- (as) sober as a judge
- (as) solid as a rock
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) stubborn as a mule
- (as) sure as I'm standing here
- (as) tough as old boots
- (as) ugly as sin
- (as) warm as toast