$KERN · FIRST ROUND

Can you kern?

A quick primer before you set the type.

What is a kern?

A kern is the space between two letters. Kerning adjusts that space so pairs look balanced — an A and V often nest closer together.

The game

Each day, everyone gets the same words with their spacing messed up. Your job is to make them look right.

How it works

Drag the inner letters, or use the arrow keys for fine moves. Press Check spacing to see how close you got.

Can you kern?

$KERN · THE DAILY SPACING GAME

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Round 1 / 5 — set the spacing

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Drag the inner letters. Click one, then use ← / → for fine nudges (Shift = 5px). Ends are locked.

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How it works

There is no bad type, only bad typography.— a principle of the craft

A kern is the space between two letters. Kerning is the craft of adjusting that space so letter pairs look balanced and read naturally — an A and V, for example, often need to nest closer together.

Every day, everyone gets the same words, spaced badly. Drag the inner letters until the spacing looks even and right, then Check — the game scores you against the typeface's own metrics. Play all 5 rounds for a total out of 100.

Connect your wallet and submit your daily score. Your best ranked run of the day is saved to the leaderboard.