Skip to main content
_
_Tom_Fussy_
Participant
June 18, 2007
Question

Hebrew fonts?

  • June 18, 2007
  • 123 replies
  • 62805 views
I am in N. America trying to purchase a Hebrew font for use in creating some bilingual documentation for a product my company will sell. We are trying, if possible, to use a Hebrew typeface that would be considered "compatible" with Frutiger. Problem is, I am not finding any Hebrew fonts at all on Adobe's website as is presented to me in N. America. Does Adobe have any Hebrew fonts? How can I access and purchase them?
    This topic has been closed for replies.

    123 replies

    Show previous replies
    _
    _Lawrence_Schofer_
    Participant
    September 3, 2007
    MORE ON HEBREW FONTS
    I use a PC, MS Word, Davkawriter, and QuarkXpress.
    For Hebrew, I find it convenient to compose in Davkawriter and then copy to my Word document if the Hebrew goes into a mainly English document.
    Word will read some of the fonts but not all - e.g., it does fine with AdiiG and with Guttman Calligraphic (I assume I got these with Davka).
    THE PROBLEM:
    I can't read the material into QuarkXpress. When I use "get text," which is the command to import a file, I get all ????.
    The same thing happens when I try to copy and paste.
    Quark has a facility to change the font, but these Hebrew fonts come up as ??? as well.
    Can someone suggest how to get Hebrew fonts into Quark (or perhaps some other page layout program?)
    Thanks,
    Larry
    _
    _Tom_Fussy_Author
    Participant
    June 18, 2007
    Dov,

    Thanks for the very detailed answer. That helps.
    _
    _Ariel_Walden_
    Known Participant
    June 18, 2007
    You can also try these links:

    http://www.fontbit.co.il/
    http://www.masterfont.co.il/

    Ariel

    PS Good one, Dov. Maybe tukka you should get Adobe to make a Hebrew version
    of Minion and call it Minyan.
      Dov Isaacs
      Dov Isaacs
      Legend
      June 18, 2007

      The only Hebrew font from Adobe is Adobe Hebrew that is packaged with Acrobat and Reader. It is more compatible with Minion (not minyan 🙂 ) than with a san serif such as Frutiger.

      If you license the "ME" version of InDesign ( not available directly from Adobe, but via Winsoft), you also get a bundle of OpenType fonts supporting Hebrew.

      Ironically, a number of the TrueType fonts that come with Windows, including Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, and Microsoft Sans include Hebrew characters in their support of Unicode. (The Macintosh versions of these fonts do not support Hebrew!) If you enable Hebrew support in Windows, some other fonts are also made available such as David.

      There are companies, such as FontWorld, that do offer extensive collections of Hebrew fonts or fonts with Hebrew characters.

      - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
        E
        engel1196
        Participant
        July 10, 2013

        Very Informational. I  am having trouble typing right to left in Illustrator, I have to input everything backwards. Is there any way that you can help me.

        Thanks

        Dov Isaacs
        Dov Isaacs
        Legend
        July 10, 2013

        The newer versions of the Creative Suite/Creative Cloud applications have a Hebrew version as well as a version with English UI but also Hebrew language support!

         

        - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
        Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
        Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices