Word spacing

Word spacing

:"This article is about the typographic concept; for the practice of writing with spaces between words, see Interword separation"

Word spacing in typography is the process of increasing or decreasing the space between words. Typographers may modify the default spacing of a letter in a body of type to aid readability and copy fit, or for aesthetic effect, but this does not alter word spacing alone, and is rarely done.

ee also

* Double spacing

External links

* [http://www.oakknoll.com/bookexcerpt.php?booknr=79445 "The School of Close Spacing"] , excerpt from "Book Typography", by Ari Rafaeli

External references

* "Finer Points in the Spacing & Arrangement of Type", Geoffrey Dowding


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