Kern

/kə:n/ Cách viết khác : (kerne) /kə:n/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body: In typography, a "kern" is the portion of a metal type character that extends beyond the metal block (or "body") on which the character is cast, allowing letters to fit closer together.
    • A surname: "Kern" is a proper noun, most notably referring to Jerome Kern (1885-1945), a United States composer of musical comedies.

  2. Verb:

    • To adjust the spacing between adjacent letters in typography: To "kern" means to reduce the space between specific pairs of letters (e.g., "AV" or "To") to achieve a more visually pleasing and readable text.
    • To furnish with a kern: In traditional printing, this refers to the act of creating or adjusting the projecting part on a piece of type.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Typography):
    • The old printer carefully inspected the kern on the letter "A".
    • In metal typesetting, a kern could easily break if handled roughly.
  • Noun (Proper Name):
    • Jerome Kern wrote the music for "Show Boat".
  • Verb:
    • The designer had to kern the headline because the "V" and "A" looked too far apart.
    • Modern software allows you to kern text digitally.
Advanced Usage
  • Kerning (Gerund/Noun): The process or result of adjusting letter spacing.
    • Good kerning is essential for professional typography.
  • Kerned (Adjective): Describes text that has had its letter spacing adjusted.
    • The logo uses a tightly kerned font.
Variants and Related Words
  • Kerning (n): The process of adjusting the spacing between characters.
  • Kerned (adj): Having undergone kerning.
  • Kern pair (n): A specific pair of letters for which kerning is commonly applied (e.g., "Yo").
Synonyms
  • Adjust spacing (for the verb).
  • Letter-spacing adjustment (conceptually related, though "letter-spacing" or "tracking" often refers to uniform spacing across a range of characters).
Related Phrases/Technical Terms
  • Negative kerning: Reducing the space between letters.
  • Metrics kerning: Kerning applied automatically based on values built into a font.
  • Optical kerning: Kerning adjusted automatically by software based on the visual shape of letters.
Noun
  1. the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
  2. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Verb
  1. remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
  2. furnish with a kern

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