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---
title: <vkern>
slug: Web/SVG/Element/vkern
page-type: svg-element
status:
  - deprecated
browser-compat: svg.elements.vkern
---

{{SVGRef}}{{deprecated_header}}

The **`<vkern>`** SVG element allows to fine-tweak the vertical distance between two glyphs in top-to-bottom fonts. This process is known as [kerning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerning).

## Usage context

{{svginfo}}

## Attributes

- {{SVGAttr("u1")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}
- {{SVGAttr("g1")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}
- {{SVGAttr("u2")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}
- {{SVGAttr("g2")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}
- {{SVGAttr("k")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

## DOM Interface

This element implements the {{domxref("SVGVKernElement")}} interface.

## Specifications

{{Specifications}}

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

## See also

- {{SVGElement("font")}}
- {{SVGElement("glyph")}}
- {{SVGElement("hkern")}}
- [SVG tutorial: SVG fonts](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Tutorial/SVG_fonts)