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kerning Adjusting the space between two characters to compensate for their
relative shapes. A lowercase letter set after a T, for example, will appear too
far away because of all the white space under the crossbar of the T. Kerning
these two characters closer together restores the more natural spacing rhythm
found among the characters in the rest of the text. See also automatic kerning,
manual kerning.
kerning character A character designed with kerns, such as the fraction bar.
kerning pair A pair of letters whose shapes cause them to need a kerning
adjustment. The kerning table built into a font consists of a list of kerning pai ...
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