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The invisible craft you only notice when someone does it badly.

hot metalLinotype machines cast type in molten lead per line
kerningThe art of nudging letters until they breathe right
widowsA single dangling line is named a typographic orphan
GutenbergHis movable type sparked Europe's information revolution
ligaturesSome letter pairs fuse to avoid awkward collisions
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