microtypografia

Microtypography is a range of methods for improving the readability and appearance of text, especially justified text. The methods reduce the appearance of large interword spaces and create edges to the text that appear more even. Microtypography methods can also increase reading comprehension of text, reducing the cognitive load of reading.

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Vinony's link graph records 169 inbound references to microtypografia, and connects out to typography, ligature and widows and orphans.

It is catalogued under the topic Typography.

Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.

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Subclass of: typography
Image: Three images of a paragraph from The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane, 1895) to illustrate kerning, ligatures, hyphenation and microtypography.png

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