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Letter-spacing

As explained in WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites

Letter spacing is the amount of horizontal space placed between adjacent characters in text.

Letter spacing is the amount of horizontal space placed between adjacent characters. It is one of the typography settings you can fine-tune alongside font size, family, style, weight, and line height. section 4.0

Start with your theme’s default typography, then adjust letter spacing to better suit your website’s topic and audience. Review the complete typography afterward for readability and visual interest. section 4.1.6 section 4.0

Reviewing a pet-adoption website

After applying typography settings, including letter spacing, submit the site to an AI assistant for an objective critique. Use the feedback to identify improvements in readability, hierarchy, and visual distinctiveness. section 4.1.6

How WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites covers it

How deep it goes
Defines letter spacing and places it among adjustable typography settings, but does not explain measurement or implementation mechanics.
Examples
Uses a pet-adoption website and AI-generated typography critiques as the practical review scenario.
What you can do after
Apply it by fine-tuning theme typography and reviewing the finished website with objective AI feedback.
How it connects
Ties letter spacing to font size, typeface, font family, font style, weight, color, line height, hierarchy, and visual interest.

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