# letterspacing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The amount of space between adjacent text characters.
2. The practice of typing a letterspace in between the letters of a word (for emphasis) or an abbreviation (for delimitation), which in current orthographies and styles tends to be limited (to only certain uses).

## Etymology
From letter + spacing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/letterspacing