microtypography

Typography on a word or character level.

Noun

  1. Typography on a word or character level.
    • In the area of the typography, or to be more precise the microtypography – the details of how the signs and spaces relate – there was a chance to create something new. - 2005 April 28, Mark Thomson, “Microtypography,...
    • If you're not sure of how to use these, leave them until you have time to experiment; as your work becomes more refined, you will need to know how these microtypography defaults should be adjusted too. Do not use forced...
    • Microtypography has to do with the details; setting the right glyph, getting the appropriate kerning and tracking, and making stylistic choices such as when to use small-caps. Micro techniques have received a lot of...

Origin

From micro- + typography.