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String

string.kern

Shared

Inserts spacing between each character in a string


Syntax

local result = string.kern(input, kerner = " ")

Parameters

TypeNameDescription
stringinputString to be kerned
stringkernerCharacter(s) to insert between each character

Returns

TypeNameDescription
stringresultKerned string

Examples

--Default kerning (single space)
local result = string.kern("HELLO")
engine.print(result) --H E L L O
--Custom kerning with dash
local result = string.kern("ABC", "-")
engine.print(result) --A-B-C
--Custom kerning with double space
local result = string.kern("LUA", "  ")
engine.print(result) --L  U  A
--Kerning with dots
local result = string.kern("123", ".")
engine.print(result) --1.2.3

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