kerning

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɝnɪŋ/
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/ˈkɝnɪŋ/ · /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/

Definition of kerning

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

verb

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

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Etymology

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

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to kerning to make another valid word.

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