Which spacing adjustment specifically affects the space between adjacent characters?

• A. Leading
• B. Tracking
• C. Word Spacing
• D. Kerning

Answer: (D)

Kerning is the spacing adjustment between two adjacent characters. It targets the pair to fine-tune how close or far they sit from each other, which helps avoid awkward gaps or collisions and improves overall readability and appearance of the word. InDesign lets you tweak kerning directly in the Character panel, either automatically (metrics or optical kerning) or manually for specific letter pairs.

The other terms affect different kinds of spacing: leading controls vertical distance between lines of text, not between characters; word spacing adjusts the space between whole words; tracking changes the spacing uniformly across an entire range of characters, affecting all letters evenly rather than a specific pair. Because the question focuses on the space between adjacent characters, kerning is the correct concept.