kerning
English
Etymology
From kern (“part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter”) + -ing, from French carne (“corner”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝnɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ
Noun
kerning (countable and uncountable, plural kernings)
- (typography) The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.
Usage notes
Kerning and tracking are sometimes confused; the latter refers to the uniform adjustment of letterspacing for a whole unit of text, while kerning relates to the spacing between two individual glyphs.
Related terms
Translations
adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs
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Verb
kerning
- present participle and gerund of kern
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from English kerning.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kərˈniŋ/ [kərˈniŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: ker‧ning
Noun
kerning (plural kerning-kerning)
Further reading
- “kerning”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016