Hyphenation ladders
Review consecutive hyphenated line endings in the composed text.
Understand the principle
A ladder is a repeated line-ending pattern, not merely the presence of a hyphen within a word. It can interrupt reading rhythm and create an unwanted visual edge. The acceptable count depends on measure, vocabulary and house style.
Look in Typography. The publication concept and a plugin issue identifier are related, but are not interchangeable.
Compare the intent, not only the characters
… inter- … produc- … communi-
A paragraph with fewer consecutive hyphen endings, if feasible
Schematic teaching example, not a plugin screenshot or a promise of automatic correction.
Review it in Avellio 2.0
Check the actual composed lines, active profile and hyphen-ladder policy. Review InDesign hyphenation and composition settings; make a justified local or style-level change through the appropriate workflow, then inspect reflow. Read Found and Suggested when offered, or Review in context. Check Text locale; the recommendation itself changes no text. After an intentional manual edit, inspect again.
Use the selected finding’s actual evidence and offered actions. If no suitable supported action exists, make a justified manual decision in InDesign or retain the occurrence. After an edit, inspect again and check nearby composition.
Read the plugin recommendation
Review hyphenation and paragraph composition to avoid consecutive hyphenated endings.
Read-only advice: verify meaning and locale, edit deliberately when justified, then inspect again.
When the difference can be intentional
Narrow columns, technical vocabulary and deliberate layout constraints can justify retained hyphenation. Removing a ladder can worsen rivers, rag or fit.
What should I verify after deciding?
Preserve meaning and the intended design. If you edited the document, obtain fresh results for the intended scope and policy. If you kept the occurrence, record a supported review decision when useful. A smaller filtered count is not proof of a repair.
Use it in a real workflow
Resolve awkward line endings
Distinguish an isolated boundary line from a visually weak last line, then assess the whole reflow.
Follow the workflow →Improve rivers and text texture
Use layout evidence to investigate uneven spacing, without optimizing a score at the expense of the page.
Follow the workflow →