CSS font-kerning Property

February 10, 2021 12:37 pm IST

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CSS font-kerning Property

CSS font-kerning sets the use of the kerning information stored in a font.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ font-family: serif; font-size: 23px; } div:nth-child(2){ font-kerning: none; color: red; } div:nth-child(3){ font-kerning: normal; color: blue; } div:nth-child(3){ font-kerning: auto; color: green; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS font-kerning Property</h1> <div>AV T. ij</div> <div>AV T. ij</div> <div>AV T. ij</div> </body> </html>

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Syntax

Using CSS

element{ font-kerning: none; }

Using Javascript

object.style.fontKerning="none";

Animatable

No, font-kerning property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS font-kerning property is auto.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS font-kerning property.

Value	Explanation
auto	The browser will determine whether font kerning should be applied or not.
normal	Specifies that font kerning is applied.
none	Specifies that font kerning is not applied.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS font-kerning property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <body> <h1>CSS font-kerning Property</h1> <p>AV T. ij</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.fontKerning = "none"; } </script> </body> </html>

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