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Design · Train Your Eye · Lab 2 of 4

Kern the word.

Good spacing isn't about the letters — it's about the shapes of space between them.

Drag the letters until the gaps feel even. It looks easy until you try it: the eye is far pickier than the hand. Turn on Show the space to see the gaps you're actually making — the unevenness hides in plain sight until you fill it in.

Even the spaces.
Grab any letter and slide it. Make every gap feel like the same breath of air.
← drag the letters →

Slide the letters, then hit Check my eye. The closer the gaps, the higher you score.

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