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kerning en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɝnɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kernings Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

tracking · keming

Translations (23)

pt compensação (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · cmn 字偶距調節 /字偶距调节 (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · es interletraje (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · pt espaçamento entreletras compensado (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · pt espacejamento entreletras compensado (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · mi whakatata pū (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · nl overhang (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · ga coirneáil (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · pt entreletra compensada (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · es cranaje (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · pt kerning (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · hu egalizálás (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · hu betűköz-igazítás (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · hu alávágás (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · ca interlletratge (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · de Unterschneidung (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · es cran (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · it crenatura (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · fr crénage (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · fi parivälistys (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · fi kirjainparivälistys (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · id kerning (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs) · fi välistys (adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs)

kerning en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɝnɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of kern
    form of kern