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Letter-spacing

Also called: tracking, character spacing.

The space between every letter in a word. Big headlines often look better slightly tighter; small all-caps labels look better slightly wider.

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Say it in a prompt

Tighten big headlines to -0.02em letter-spacing, and give small all-caps labels +0.08em.

Seen on

  • Apple AirPods Pro 3: Big headlines are set slightly tighter, about -0.015em at 80px and 96px.
  • Cerebrium: The 80px headline is set about 2px tighter than normal.

You might describe it as

  • space between the letters
  • squeeze the letters closer together
  • spread out capital letters