Kerning manually

To apply kerning between two characters, do one of the following things:

  • Choose Style > Kern and enter a value in the Kern Amount field. Click OK.
  • Use the Kern Amount controls in the Measurements palette.
  • Use one of the keyboard commands below.

Mac OS

  • Decrease 1/20-em: Command+Shift+{
  • Increase 1/20-em: Command+Shift+}
  • Decrease 1/200-em: Command+Option+Shift+{
  • Increase 1/200-em: Command+Option+Shift+}

Windows

  • Decrease 1/20-em: Ctrl+Shift+{
  • Increase 1/20-em: Ctrl+Shift+}
  • Decrease 1/200-em: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+{
  • Increase 1/200-em: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+}
Parent topic: Controlling kerning

Kerning manually