The font-kerning
CSS property sets the use of the kerning information stored in a font.
Kerning defines how letters are spaced. In well-kerned fonts, this feature makes character spacing more uniform and pleasant to read than it would otherwise be.
In the image below, for instance, the examples on the left do not use kerning, while the ones on the right do:
The font-kerning
property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
auto
normal
none
Initial value | auto |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | yes |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
auto | normal | none
<div id="kern"></div> <div id="nokern"></div> <textarea id="input">AV T. ij</textarea>
div { font-size: 2rem; font-family: serif; } #nokern { font-kerning: none; } #kern { font-kerning: normal; }
let input = document.getElementById('input'); let kern = document.getElementById('kern'); let nokern = document.getElementById('nokern'); input.addEventListener('keyup', function() { kern.textContent = input.value; /* Update content */ nokern.textContent = input.value; }); kern.textContent = input.value; /* Initialize content */ nokern.textContent = input.value;
Specification | Status | Comment |
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CSS Fonts Module Level 3 The definition of 'font-kerning' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Desktop | ||||||
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font-kerning |
33
|
79 | 32
|
No | 20
|
9
|
Mobile | ||||||
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font-kerning |
4.4.3
|
33
|
32
|
20
|
9
|
2.0
|
font-variant
, font-variant-position
, font-variant-east-asian
, font-variant-caps
, font-variant-ligatures
, font-variant-numeric
, font-variant-alternates
, font-synthesis
, letter-spacing
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