diff --git a/example/truetype/main.go b/example/truetype/main.go
index ff9d27f..6ab93fc 100644
--- a/example/truetype/main.go
+++ b/example/truetype/main.go
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("AdvanceWidth:%d LeftSideBearing:%d\n", hm.AdvanceWidth, hm.LeftSideBearing)
 	printGlyph(g)
 	i1 := f.Index(c1)
-	fmt.Printf("\n'%c', '%c' Kerning:%d\n", c0, c1, f.Kerning(fupe, i0, i1))
+	fmt.Printf("\n'%c', '%c' Kern:%d\n", c0, c1, f.Kern(fupe, i0, i1))
 }
diff --git a/freetype.go b/freetype.go
index ac1de50..885de24 100644
--- a/freetype.go
+++ b/freetype.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (c *Context) DrawString(s string, p fixed.Point26_6) (fixed.Point26_6, erro
 	for _, rune := range s {
 		index := c.f.Index(rune)
 		if hasPrev {
-			kern := c.f.Kerning(c.scale, prev, index)
+			kern := c.f.Kern(c.scale, prev, index)
 			if c.hinting != font.HintingNone {
 				kern = (kern + 32) &^ 63
 			}
diff --git a/truetype/face.go b/truetype/face.go
index 2c1beb3..e947ad9 100644
--- a/truetype/face.go
+++ b/truetype/face.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (a *face) Close() error { return nil }
 func (a *face) Kern(r0, r1 rune) fixed.Int26_6 {
 	i0 := a.f.Index(r0)
 	i1 := a.f.Index(r1)
-	kern := a.f.Kerning(a.scale, i0, i1)
+	kern := a.f.Kern(a.scale, i0, i1)
 	if a.hinting != font.HintingNone {
 		kern = (kern + 32) &^ 63
 	}
diff --git a/truetype/truetype.go b/truetype/truetype.go
index ebc36e6..7e0a1e7 100644
--- a/truetype/truetype.go
+++ b/truetype/truetype.go
@@ -420,8 +420,9 @@ func (f *Font) VMetric(scale fixed.Int26_6, i Index) VMetric {
 	return v
 }
 
-// Kerning returns the kerning for the given glyph pair.
-func (f *Font) Kerning(scale fixed.Int26_6, i0, i1 Index) fixed.Int26_6 {
+// Kern returns the horizontal adjustment for the given glyph pair. A positive
+// kern means to move the glyphs further apart.
+func (f *Font) Kern(scale fixed.Int26_6, i0, i1 Index) fixed.Int26_6 {
 	if f.nKern == 0 {
 		return 0
 	}
diff --git a/truetype/truetype_test.go b/truetype/truetype_test.go
index 06b2d5d..0f3253d 100644
--- a/truetype/truetype_test.go
+++ b/truetype/truetype_test.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 	if got, want := f.VMetric(fupe, i0), (VMetric{2465, 553}); got != want {
 		t.Errorf("VMetric: got %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
-	if got, want := f.Kerning(fupe, i0, i1), fixed.Int26_6(-144); got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Kerning: got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	if got, want := f.Kern(fupe, i0, i1), fixed.Int26_6(-144); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("Kern: got %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
 
 	g := NewGlyphBuf()