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Glossary K

keystroke

The action of depressing an only one key on a keyboard.

k height

The distance from the baseline to the pinnacle of the tallest lowercase ascender, sometimes this process is known as the k ascender. In some typefaces the H height is smaller than the k height.

kp height

Kp height is the distance from the top of the tallest lowercase ascender to the base of the lowest descender. The kp height is usually 5 to 10 percent less than the size of the calculated type sample. If caps are taller than ascenders, however, as in some scripts, a divide value may be used, such as the Hp height or Ep height.

Kerning:

Kerning is the process of physical or repeated regulation of the spacing of definite combinations (as in VA or TA) in a wording, in order to get better letter fit. Usually, kerning characters were those which overhung their own width: in many typefaces, the Roman "f" has a kern to the right, the Roman "j" a kern to the left.