In typography, kerning is the process of adjusting the space between two specific characters. Most of us never give it a second thought, but it’s wild how much that tiny detail can matter.
Put two letters a little too close together, or leave too much room between them, and suddenly a perfectly normal phrase can take on a completely different meaning. Sometimes, the result is hilariously unfortunate.
To show you what we mean, we’ve rounded up the funniest spacing fails from the subreddit r/keming. Scroll down to check them out.
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I Was Told To Put This Here
Hyperpig
Tomado
One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor
Bamboo Chops Ticks
Not Even Sure What To Title This
Opiniona Ted
Empowering The Next Gene Ration
It's not *un*true...the next generation is our next ration of genes... /s
Thekings Arms
Stay Hydra Ted
Leavec Hildren Unatt Ended No
Because The B And A At The Start Of "Barista" Are Too Close, This Actually Says "Frista" In Braille
Forsy The Park
Petarea
His Panic And La Tinx
This Hotel In St. Louis Bothers Me Every Time I Drive Past It
Wand Er Thr Ough The Worl Ds
Can You Really Blame This On Kerning?
Do Not Overin Flate
The Font At Work. I’ve Been Dealing With This For Nearly 23yr
From Buffy/Angel? You've been around a lot longer than 23 years, girl...
They Did Her Wrong
It Gets Better The Longer I Look At It
I'm not going to teas the beer garden, whether I'm along it or not. That's just mean.
How Do I Even Read This
Bo W Li Ng
Kay Akkids
It's even worse. There are two smaller k's in the logo, so ik says 'k k KAY AKKIDS'
Found One In The Wild. The Place Is Called Now Here Coffee
This Waffle House Is Cosed
This Inspirational Sign In My Doctor's Office Drives Me Crazy Every Time I Get To Number 7
Um Not Sure If This Belongs Here
The Back Of A Staff's Uniform At A Restaurant Called "Keming"
T He P Residential Walk Of Fame
Wild ⽇derflower
If You Say So!
Player Of Theyear
For anyone not familiar, Smith-Njigba was the OFFENSIVE player of the Year.
Say It In Cry Stals
So I can say anything in these cry stals AND they're sate? Thank heavens!
Can't Wait To Use This While Birdw Atching
Me R Cy Vintage
If The Mug Warmer Hots Urface, Ur Using It Wrong
Who’s Tom Ercer?
Maybe a tribute to Tommy Mercer (Anthony Mayweather/Crimson)...? Though if you walk this path, expect NO MERCY! XP
This Sign At My Local Pharmacy Is An Abomination
Finally, Inverse Keming
Egregious… But Inevitable Considering LEGO Strict Sticker Placement Rules, I Suppose
A Waming To All
Ham
Found In A Budget Shop In Romania
Found This One At Work
T He O Val O Ffice
Apostrophes Are Wider Than Spaces In Breeze Airways' Font
Con Ven Ience Store
"M Ake Aw I Sh" From A Shrinky Dink Kit
F O Ur T E E Nmile Creek
M At He MA T Ic S
The Number Spacing On This Wall Clock
Someone Messed Up The Spacing A Bit
Libr AR Y
Chillf Est Returns For A Second Year
W Elcome Centre
Why Is Ontario Kerned Differently?
Look, as long as it doesn't say Am Erica, I'm not complaining (despite my loathing for Premier Doug Ford, who is on the left in this photo but who is normally found on the Right).
