Edit Metrics and Kerning

Metrics and Kerning can be changed with the keyboard or by typing in the value.

Edit Spacing with the keyboard:

  1. In Edit View select the Text Tool.

  2. Adjusting the spacing of the selected glyph:

    With this ⌘+← / ⌘+→ you change the right sidebearing and with ⌃+← / ⌃+→ the left sidebearing use ⇧ (shift) to move 10 units

  3. Adjusting the kerning of the selected glyph:

    ⌘+⌥+← / ⌘+⌥+→ for the kerning with the letter to the right⌃+⌥+← / ⌃+⌥+→ for the kerning with the letter to the left use ⇧ (shift) to move 10 units

Edit Spacing with the direct input:

The Glyph inspector pane shows all necessary values.

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“L:” the left sidebearing ​ “W:” the width ​ “R:” the right sidebearing ​ (left) “K:” the kerning value for the glyph at the left ​ (left) “G:” the kerning class name for the kerning to the left side ​ (right) “G:” the kerning class name for the kerning to the right side ​ the lock: indicates if the kerning is an exception or not. Click on it to change the exception or not. ​ (right) “K:” the kerning value for the glyph at the right