Character spacing is the spacing between characters in the text. You can choose between Condensed, Normal, and Expanded character spacing.

The examples of various character spacings:

To change the character spacing, follow these steps:

1.Select the text or cell you want to change the character spacing of.

•One word: Select this word. Or place the cursor on this word.

•Text fragment in a cell: Select the text where you want to apply the changes.

•Text in one or multiple cells: Select these cells.

•Text in one or multiple cells or columns: Select these cells or columns.

2.On the Home tab, in the Font group, click . When working in macOS, you can also run the Format > Font > Character spacing command from the command menu.

3.Select the desired character spacing type:

Condensed

Normal

Expanded