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Creative Glossary > Graphic Design > Kern

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Term:	Kern
Subcategory:	Technical
Definition:	To kern means to push together characters in order to make a bitter fit of white space and strokes. Usually characters must be kerned in display type due to the white space amongst characters at bigger sizes being more obvious.

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