kerning

English

Etymology

From kern (part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter) +‎ -ing, from French carne (corner).

Pronunciation

Noun

kerning (countable and uncountable, plural kernings)

  1. (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.

Translations

Verb

kerning

  1. 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)

  1. (typography) kerning

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