The overall tightness or looseness of spacing applied evenly across a stretch of text, rather than between one pair of letters. Loosening it can make small-caps headings feel more open.
Synonyms
- letter-spacing
- letterspacing
Related terms
In plain words
- how spread out the letters are
- spacing across a whole word or line
Usage example
She added a little tracking to the all-caps subtitle so the letters didn't feel cramped.
Don't confuse with…
- kerningTracking spaces a whole run uniformly; kerning targets the gap between two specific letters.
Categories
- Typography