From aeb8ca4d3a7f97a95ce1a4549fc2d896da3619aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emily Lane Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:22:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] optical alignment definition (#28083) * optical alignment definition Defined optical alignment in typography. Was a stub article in the closed repo; proposing the article be added here. * Rename optical-alignment to optical-alignment.md * Rename guide/english/optical-alignment.md to guide/english/optical-alignment/index.md --- guide/english/optical-alignment/index.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 guide/english/optical-alignment/index.md diff --git a/guide/english/optical-alignment/index.md b/guide/english/optical-alignment/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ef15f31f748 --- /dev/null +++ b/guide/english/optical-alignment/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: Optical Alignment -- When the "Wrong" Spacing Looks Right +--- +## Optical Alignment + +In typography, text that is properly [kerned](https://guide.freecodecamp.org/typography/kerning-and-tracking/) typically appears evenly spaced and legible. However, in some fonts and in some settings (especially logotypes) letter pairs can appear as though there is uneven space between them despite the actual measurements being identical. The process of adjusting the kerning between two letters so that they appear equal is called _optically aligning_ them. Though it may seem unintuitive, your human eye is much better at perceiving small differences than a computer is, and optically aligning text will provide a smoother transition from letter to letter. + + +#### More Information: + +- [Optical Adjustment by Luke Jones](https://medium.com/@lukejones/optical-adjustment-b55492a1165c)