Intypography,kerning is changing thedistance between twoletters to make the text easier to read. Usually, this means that letters look equally spaced, and two letters are never too close together or too far apart. If two letters are too close together or too far apart that would make it difficult to read the plain text message.
The purpose of kerning, and most other typography is to make the printed or screen text morelegible, that is, easier toread, and also more attractive.
A related idea is typographicligature. This is when two letters are formed so they fit together. In traditional metal type printing, ligatures were formed from lead in certain pairs. It is basically the same idea as kerning, but done automatically.
