freetypy.Face.get_kerning

Face.get_kerning()

Get the kerning vector between two glyphs of a same face.

Parameters:

• left_glyph (int) – The index of the left glyph in the kern pair.
• right_glyph (int) – The index of the right glyph in the kern pair.
• kern_mode (int, optional) – A KERNING mode.

Returns:

vector – The kerning between the two glyphs.

Return type:

Vector

Notes

Only horizontal layouts (left-to-right & right-to-left) are supported by this method. Other layouts, or more sophisticated kernings, are out of the scope of this API function – they can be implemented through format-specific interfaces.