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[โ€“] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does it count as kerning when it's hand-written?

[โ€“] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

Technically, no. The kern is/was the overhang of part of a letter over a type block's edge. But, if we can make the jump and can apply the concept to digital fonts, then I can make the jump and apply it to handwritten text.