Kern a range of characters

To kern text

You can kern pairs of selected characters. Kerning refers to the repositioning of two characters to balance the optical space between them. For example, kerning is often used to decrease the space in character pairs such as AW, WA, VA, or TA. Such character pairs are known as "kerning pairs." Kerning increases readability and makes letters appear balanced and proportional, especially at larger font sizes.

Decreasing the kerning between two characters

To kern text

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1 Using the Text tool , select the characters that you want to kern. The selected characters appear highlighted.
If the Properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Properties.
2 In the Properties docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
3 In the Character area of the Properties docker, type a value in the Range kerning box.
Negative values decrease the spacing between characters; positive values increase the spacing between characters.

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