Kerning

Kerning is the adjustment of space between individual letter pairs. Unlike tracking (which affects all letters equally), kerning targets specific problematic pairs like 'AV', 'To', 'We', and 'Ty' where the default spacing looks too wide or too tight. Good kerning makes text feel evenly spaced even though the actual distances between letters vary. Most quality fonts include kerning tables that automatically adjust these pairs. In CSS, kerning is controlled through font-kerning (on/off) and optionally letter-spacing for fine-tuning. Google Fonts generally include good default kerning tables.