Side Bearings for Punctuation

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Hello,

I was wondering about side bearings related to punctuation. Just out of curiosity, is it usual to give the left of the comma a negative side-bearing value? It seems that this would be the optimal solution for cutting down on unnecessary kerning pairs. That said, I don’t know if this approach may cause unforeseen issues.

Any insights would be much appreciated!

Best,
-Sam

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My comma usually sits in the middle of the bounding box. Try with strings like n,n and make that look good (the n needs to be properly space before you do that, of course).

In a text typeface, the comma and the period like to have some space. In display faces, it can be tighter.