THE PARAGRAPH56 Hyphenation and justification
H&J, AS IT IS ALSO KNOWN, is one of the more complex areas of typesetting, and much greater detail about this topic can be found in technical manuals and online. Suffice it to say that today’s page layout programs contain sophisticated hyphenation and justification controls, which can be adjusted to suit the end user’s preferences. The goal is to have a texture and “color”, or overall tonal weight of type, that is easy to read, invites the reader to read, and is pleasant to behold, without excessive or repetitive hyphenation.
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