kern

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant en typographie la partie d'un caractère métallique qui dépasse de son corps, utilisée pour créer un empattement ou un espacement optique.

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.

   🇫🇷Partie saillante d'un caractère typographique

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé en typographie et en design pour ajuster l'espacement entre des paires de caractères ou de lettres afin d'améliorer visuellement leur rendu.

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.

   🇫🇷crénage

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.

   🇫🇷Créer un crénage (typographie)

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