kern

A noun referring to the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body, used in typography.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la parte de un tipo metálico que sobresale del cuerpo de la letra, utilizada en tipografía para crear empastes o ajustes de espacio entre caracteres.

1. Typography term C2 formal

   The part of a metal type character that extends beyond the main body of the type, allowing letters to fit more closely together.

   • The kern of the letter 'f' often overlaps the next character.
   • In old printing presses, the kern was a delicate part of the type.
   • The designer adjusted the kern to improve the spacing.

   🇪🇸Parte saliente de un tipo

   Sinónimos: overhang

• kerns plural form
• kerns' possessive plural form
• kern's possessive singular form

A verb used in typography and design to adjust the spacing between pairs of characters or letters for visual improvement.

• 🇪🇸Verbo utilizado en tipografía y diseño para ajustar el espacio entre pares de letras o caracteres con el fin de mejorar visualmente el texto.

1. Adjust letter spacing C1 formal IT

   To adjust the spacing between adjacent characters in a piece of text to improve visual appearance.

   • The designer carefully kerned the logo to make it look balanced.
   • You can kern the letters in this font to reduce awkward gaps.
   • He spent hours kerning the headline for the magazine cover.

   🇪🇸Interlinear

2. Furnish with a kern C2 formal IT

   To provide a typeface character with a part that extends beyond the body, as in certain fonts.

   • The type designer kerned the lowercase 'f' to allow it to overlap the next letter.
   • In this font, the letter 'j' is kerned to create a more elegant look.
   • Old-style fonts often kern certain characters for better readability.

   🇪🇸Proveer de cresta

• kerned past participle
• kerned past simple
• kerning present participle
• kerns third person singular