kern
To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of lettersTo adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
» The bad kerning on that button makes the phrase "click here" look like something much more vulgar.
bekindtoall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
Examples
1 sentencesThe bad kerning on that button makes the phrase "click here" look like something much more vulgar.
Origin
From French carne (“corner; projecting angle; quill of a pen”), from Latin cardinem (“hingFrom French carne (“corner; projecting angle; quill of a pen”), from Latin cardinem (“hinge”) or from Etymology 1. The verb is a back-formation from kerned, which is from the noun. Doublet of cardo.
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Forms
kerns, kerning, kerned, kernedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle