tracking
/ˈtɹækɪŋ/
uniform adjustment of spacing across a range of characters
tracking in a sentence
“Loose tracking gave the headline an elegant feel.”
Origin of tracking
English track 'path, course' applied to letter spacing
Related Words
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
x-height
the height of lowercase letters like 'x'
ligature
two or more letters combined into a single glyph