KernType is an interactive typography game designed to sharpen a designer’s ability to perceive and apply letter-spacing adjustments — also known as kerning. Hosted at type.method.ac, the browser-based game presents players with typographic words where one or more letters are incorrectly spaced. Users must manually adjust the spacing to visually balance the word as closely as possible to a professionally kerned version.
Each word example showcases a specific typeface, along with metadata like the creator’s name and year of release, offering educational value beyond the gameplay. Once users complete their adjustments, they are scored based on how closely their solution matches a typographic expert’s layout. The feedback mechanism makes KernType particularly useful for visual designers, brand specialists, and typography students seeking to train their eyes for precision in spacing, alignment, and typographic rhythm.
