mpl.mathtext.Fonts.get_kern

Fonts.get_kern(font1, fontclass1, sym1, fontsize1, font2, fontclass2, sym2, fontsize2, dpi)[source]

Get the kerning distance for font between sym1 and sym2.

fontX: one of the TeX font names:

tt, it, rm, cal, sf, bf or default/regular (non-math)

fontclassX: TODO

symX: a symbol in raw TeX form. e.g., ‘1’, ‘x’ or ‘sigma’

fontsizeX: the fontsize in points

dpi: the current dots-per-inch