For Kerning Nerds Only

Do you see a difference between the two words below?

If not, I’m kind of jealous.

If so, then you might be a kerning nerd, and I’ve got two things to lighten your burden:

  1. Canva has an option for activating and deactivating kerning in slides.
    • Choose your text, click “Advanced Settings” (that’s the button with the letter T and a double-headed arrow on it), then click the button labelled “More Settings”:
  2. This XKCD cartoon feels your pain!

ps ooh, the example in the Wikipedia article’s mighty sharp. yikes

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