microtypography en · NOUN
Etymology
From micro- + typography.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Typography on a word or character level.
In the area of the typography, or to be more precise the microtypography – the details of how the signs and spaces relate – there was a chance to create something new.
2005 April 28, Mark Thomson, “Microtypography, Designing the new Collins dictionaries”, in Typotheque, retrieved 26 Nov 2016:If you're not sure of how to use these, leave them until you have time to experiment; as your work becomes more refined, you will need to know how these microtypography defaults should be adjusted too. Do not use forced bold, italic, outline, […]
2011, Michael Harkins, Basics Typography 02: Using Type, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:Microtypography has to do with the details; setting the right glyph, getting the appropriate kerning and tracking, and making stylistic choices such as when to use small-caps. Micro techniques have received a lot of attention recently, […]
2013, Smashing Magazine, Various Authors, Typography Best Practices, Smashing Magazine, →ISBN: