letterspacing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The amount of space between adjacent text characters.
  2. The practice of typing a letterspace in between the letters of a word (for emphasis) or an abbreviation (for delimitation), which in current orthographies and styles tends to be limited (to only certain uses).

Word forms

letterspacing letterspacings letter-spacing

Etymology

From letter + spacing.

Synonyms

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