kerning
n.n. the process of adjusting the space between two specific letters in a piece of text. You do this to make the words look balanced and easier to read.
n. the adjustment of the horizontal space between individual letter pairs in a typeface. Typically used to correct visually uneven gaps between specific character combinations like 'VA' or 'Te'.
The bad kerning makes the letters look too close together.
After choosing the font for the logo, the designer spent an hour fine-tuning the kerning to ensure the brand name looked professional.
While tracking adjusts the spacing across an entire block of text, kerning focuses on the relationship between specific pairs to achieve a harmonious typographic rhythm.
Often used as a gerund noun in design and typography contexts.
The kerning between all the words is too wide.The tracking between all the words is too wide.Learners often confuse 'kerning' (space between individual letters) with 'tracking' (uniform spacing across a range of characters) or 'word spacing'.