Meanings
- uncountablemediaTypography on a word or character level.
In the area of the typography, or to be more precise the microtypography – the details of how the signs and spaces relate – there was a chance to create something new.
2005 April 28, Mark Thomson, “Microtypography, Designing the new Collins dictionaries”, in Typotheque, retrieved 26 Nov 20162 more examples
If you're not sure of how to use these, leave them until you have time to experiment; as your work becomes more refined, you will need to know how these microtypography defaults should be adjusted too. Do not use forced bold, italic, outline, […]
2011, Michael Harkins, Basics Typography 02: Using Type, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBNMicrotypography has to do with the details; setting the right glyph, getting the appropriate kerning and tracking, and making stylistic choices such as when to use small-caps. Micro techniques have received a lot of attention recently, […]
2013, Smashing Magazine, Various Authors, Typography Best Practices, Smashing Magazine, →ISBN
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microtypography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtypography
“microtypography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtypography. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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