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In moveable typesetting, notches were
cutout of the metal blocks to allow
letters to fit closely.

before kern after kern

AT

AY

AV

AW

Ay

PA

WA

YA

AT AT
AY AY
AV AV
AW AW
Ay Ay

PA PA
WA WA
YA YA

with its own horizontal space known as the set width. The

surface of this zone was known as the shoulder because it

contained the face: a character’s identity. In most cases,

when two letters are placed next to one another, the set

widths of the respective faces allow the characters to fit

instances in which the space of one character must he

violated in order to achieve consistent spacing in a single

word. This invasion is known as kerning and is considered

before kern after kern

Va

Tr

To

Ya

Yo

Ly

Va Va
Tr Tr
Tp То
Ya Ya
YO Yo

Üy Ly

In moveable typesetting, each face was cast on a metal block

Certain letters create awkward spacing
when paired with one another. For
example, letters with long horizontal
strokes (such as T) and dominant,
angled strokes (such as A, V, W, Y)
contain more space in their zones than
the other letters.

The "Kern Zone"

close enough to be considered part of a word. There are some

Typ

acceptable behavior between two characters.

W>rdispacing

Interword spacing is specified in terms of
loose, normal, tight. The amount of space
between words should be proportional
to the size of the letters used.

Traditionally, normal word spacing
has the width of an i.

Traditionally, loose interword spacing
has the width of an o.

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Interword spacing is the space between words. Like
tracking, interword spacing is adjusted uniformly within
a sentence, paragraph or larger block of text. Certain
procedures also apply to keeping words properly distanced.