Jump to content
The latest typography links delivered straight to your inbox.
  • Left sidebearing | Definition and Translations

    The distance between the left side of the glyph’s width and the left side of the visual glyph design. If the glyph design exceeds the width of the glyph, the sidebearing values can also be negative.

     

    German: Vorbreite [bei rechtsläufigen Schriften]
    Spanish: Entorno izquierdo, prosa izquierda
    Turkish: sol yatak (SOY)

    Related Term(s): Right sidebearing


    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: Fernando Díaz Juanjo Lopez tipografi



    User Feedback


    There are no comments to display.



    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now

Our partners

Get to your apps and creative work. Explore curated inspiration, livestream learning, tutorials, and creative challenges.
Discover the fonts from the Germany foundry FDI Type. A brand of Schriftkontor Ralf Herrmann.
The largest selection of professional fonts for any project. Over 130,000 available fonts, and counting.
Discover the Best Deals for Freelance Designers.
Download FDI Altmeister for free …
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We are placing functional cookies on your device to help make this website better.