al gap between lines of text.</DD>
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Kern Count</STRONG>
</DT><DD>The number of specially kerned pairs in the font. Many fonts allow certain pairs of characters to have special spacing, known as &quot;pair kerning.&quot; For example many fonts try to squish &quot;To&quot; so that the &quot;T&quot; and &quot;o&quot; are closer together than normal leading would dictate. Do not confuse kerned pairs with ligatures. A kerned pair just has strange spacing (<EM>e.g.</EM> &quot;To&quot; vs. &quot;T&nbs