kerning
/ˈkɜːrnɪŋ/
adjusting the space between individual letter pairs
kerning in a sentence
“Poor kerning made the logo look unprofessional.”
Origin of kerning
From kern 'part of a metal type projecting beyond the body'
Related Words
leading
the vertical space between lines of text
tracking
uniform adjustment of spacing across a range of characters
serif
small decorative strokes at the ends of letters
sans-serif
typefaces without decorative strokes on letters
typeface
a set of fonts sharing common design features
baseline
the invisible line on which letters sit