diff --git a/tools/style/base.sty b/tools/style/base.sty
index d5c0ef5..b148db3 100755
--- a/tools/style/base.sty
+++ b/tools/style/base.sty
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 % extensions
 \RequirePackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
 \RequirePackage[french]{babel}
+\usepackage[babel=true,kerning=true]{microtype}
 \RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}
 \RequirePackage{amssymb}
 \RequirePackage{amsmath}