Typography is more than just selecting a font and applying it to your design. It’s about creating a system that provides consistency, readability, and a cohesive visual experience across various platforms and devices.
A critical aspect of typography for legibility, is letter-spacing. When done correctly, it enhances readability and the overall aesthetic of your design.
In this article, we’ll dive deep into how to develop and implement a letter-spacing scale in your design system, ensuring your text looks and reads just right.
Understanding Letter-Spacing: The Basics
Letter-spacing, often referred to as “tracking,” is the space between characters in a block of text. Unlike kerning, which adjusts the spacing between specific pairs of characters, letter-spacing is a more global adjustment affecting the spacing between all characters in the text.
Clarifying Terminology
Before diving deeper, let’s clarify some key terms:
- Letter-Spacing: This is the adjustment of space between characters uniformly across a block of text.
- Tracking: Essentially another term for letter-spacing…
