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What is the fundamental difference between kerning and tracking in typography?

Kerning adjusts the spacing between specific character pairs, whereas tracking adjusts uniform spacing across an entire range of selected text. Kerning adjusts the vertical spacing between baselines, whereas tracking adjusts horizontal letter width. Kerning increases text size proportionally, whereas tracking changes font weight. Kerning applies exclusively to serif fonts, whereas tracking applies only to sans-serif fonts.

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Kerning adjusts the spacing between specific character pairs, whereas tracking adjusts uniform spacing across an entire range of selected text.

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