Tracking and kerning settings

Summary

A four-card grid that pairs each F1 weight with a worked example and its exact kerning and tracking values, specifying that the display headline cuts run tight by default while the body cuts may need tracking.

Visual description

Off-white page, standard running header: "Visual Identity / Typography" top left, "Typography details / Tracking and kerning" center-left, page 83 top right, under a hairline rule. A left column of body copy explains the typeface is designed to be set to "metrics" and that display cuts are tight by default. The right two-thirds holds a 2x2 grid of dark rounded cards, each tagged with its weight and, beneath each phrase, a small "Shown above" caption stating Kerning and Tracking. Top left "F1 WIDE" reads "VETTEL SLIPS DOWN THE INSIDE" (Tracking: 0); top right "F1 BLACK" "AND HE'S CRASHED" (Tracking: 0); bottom left "F1 BOLD" "VETTEL IS OUT" (Tracking: -25); bottom right "F1 REGULAR" "BOTTAS IS 28.3 SECONDS AHEAD" (Tracking: -25).

Key takeaway

Putting the precise numeric setting directly under each specimen so the rule is testable, not vibes, and grouping by weight so a designer can read defaults at a glance. Reusing the same card grid as the caps and sentence-case pages keeps the chapter coherent.

Reuse notes

A reusable "exact settings" page for any spacing spec. Captioning each example with real values (kerning method, tracking number) is the detail that makes a guideline usable in production. Keep one card per weight.