CSS font-kerning property

Definition and Usage

The font-kerning property controls the use of kerning information stored in the font.

Tip:Kerning defines the spacing between letters.

Note:For fonts that do not contain kerning data, this property will have no visible effect.

Example

Specifies that font kerning should be applied:

div { 
  font-kerning: normal;
}

Try it Yourself

CSS Syntax

font-kerning: auto|normal|none;

Property Value

Value Description
auto Default. The browser determines whether font kerning should be applied.
normal Specifies that font kerning should be applied.
none Specifies that font kerning should not be applied.

Technical Details

Default Value: auto
Inheritance: Yes
Animation Production: Not supported. See also:Animation-related Properties.
Version: CSS3
JavaScript Syntax: object.style.fontKerning="normal"

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this property.

Numbers with -webkit- indicate the first version using the prefix.

Chrome IE / Edge Firefox Safari Opera
33.0
29.0 -webkit- 		79.0 34.0 9.1
7.0 -webkit- 		20.1
16.0 -webkit-