kern
noun/kɜrn/
Frequency rank: #11,057 most common English word
Meaning
The spacing between individual characters in a piece of typeset text.
Example sentence
The typographer adjusted the kern between the letters to make the headline look more balanced.
Synonyms & related words
- spacing
- tracking
- gap
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