Windows core fonts cover Hebrew letters and vowel signs; they are preinstalled in Windows, and include Times New Roman (serif), Arial (sans-serif), Tahoma (sans-serif) and Courier New (monospace) among others. Windows Hebrew fonts also cover Hebrew letters and vowel signs; they are installed when the Hebrew support is enabled, and include David (serif), Frankruehl (serif), Miriam (sans-serif) and Miriam Fixed (monospace) among others.
Among fonts that cover cantillation marks as well are Arial Unicode MS (sans-serif; buggy with the positioning of cantillation markes; bundled in Office 2000 or higher), Guttman fonts (including Guttman David (serif), Guttman Rashi (serif), Guttman Vilna (serif) and Guttman Yad-Brush (cursive); bundled in the Hebrew version of Office 2000 or higher as well as in Office Proofing Tools), Ezra SIL (serif; free), SBL Hebrew (serif; free) and LaserHebrew in Unicode among others.
It is strongly recommended to avoid using Unicode-noncompliant fonts such as SIL Ezra, LaserHebrew and LaserHebrew II for the sake of crossplatform and future compatiblity.
Charts of Unicode Hebrew Range
The following charts illustrate letters, vowel signs and cantillation marks from the Unicode Hebrew range (in comparison with ISO-8859-8 and Windows-1255). They also indicate which character is supported in which font. If certain characters are not displayed, it means that you do not have any font that include them.
Letters
| Character | Unicode Name | Unicode Hex | ISO-8859-8 Hex | Windows-1255 Hex | Windows Core/Hebrew Fonts | Arial Unicode MS / Guttman / Ezra SIL / SBL Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| א | Hebrew Letter Alef | 05D0 | E000 | E000 | yes | yes |
| ב | Hebrew Letter Bet | 05D1 | E001 | E001 | yes | yes |
| ג | Hebrew Letter Gimel | 05D2 | E002 | E002 | yes | yes |
| ד | Hebrew Letter Dalet | 05D3 | E003 | E003 | yes | yes |
| ה | Hebrew Letter He | 05D4 | E004 | E004 | yes | yes |
| ו | Hebrew Letter Vav | 05D5 | E005 | E005 | yes | yes |
| ז | Hebrew Letter Zayin | 05D6 | E006 | E006 | yes | yes |
| ח | Hebrew Letter Het | 05D7 | E007 | E007 | yes | yes |
| ט | Hebrew Letter Tet | 05D8 | E008 | E008 | yes | yes |
| י | Hebrew Letter Yod | 05D9 | E009 | E009 | yes | yes |
| ך | Hebrew Letter Final Kaf | 05DA | E00A | E00A | yes | yes |
| כ | Hebrew Letter Kaf | 05DB | E00B | E00B | yes | yes |
| ל | Hebrew Letter Lamed | 05DC | E00C | E00C | yes | yes |
| ם | Hebrew Letter Final Mem | 05DD | E00D | E00D | yes | yes |
| מ | Hebrew Letter Mem | 05DE | E00E | E00E | yes | yes |
| ן | Hebrew Letter Final Nun | 05DF | E00F | E00F | yes | yes |
| נ | Hebrew Letter Nun | 05E0 | F000 | F000 | yes | yes |
| ס | Hebrew Letter Samekh | 05E1 | F001 | F001 | yes | yes |
| ע | Hebrew Letter Ayin | 05E2 | F002 | F002 | yes | yes |
| ף | Hebrew Letter Final Pe | 05E3 | F003 | F003 | yes | yes |
| פ | Hebrew Letter Pe | 05E4 | F004 | F004 | yes | yes |
| ץ | Hebrew Letter Final Tsadi | 05E5 | F005 | F005 | yes | yes |
| צ | Hebrew Letter Tsadi | 05E6 | F006 | F006 | yes | yes |
| ק | Hebrew Letter Qof | 05E7 | F007 | F007 | yes | yes |
| ר | Hebrew Letter Resh | 05E8 | F008 | F008 | yes | yes |
| ש | Hebrew Letter Shin | 05E9 | F009 | F009 | yes | yes |
| ת | Hebrew Letter Tav | 05EA | F00A | F00A | yes | yes |
| װ | Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav | 05F0 | - | D004 | yes | yes |
| ױ | Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Vav Yod | 05F1 | - | D005 | yes | yes |
| ײ | Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Yod | 05F2 | - | D006 | yes | yes |
Vowel Signs and Consonant Diacritics
| Character | Unicode Name | Unicode Hex | ISO-8859-8 Hex | Windows-1255 Hex | Windows Core/Hebrew Fonts | Arial Unicode MS / Guttman / Ezra SIL / SBL Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ְ | Hebrew Point Sheva | 05B0 | - | C000 | yes | yes |
| ֱ | Hebrew Point Hataf Segol | 05B1 | - | C001 | yes | yes |
| ֲ | Hebrew Point Hataf Patah | 05B2 | - | C002 | yes | yes |
| ֳ | Hebrew Point Hataf Qamats | 05B3 | - | C003 | yes | yes |
| ִ | Hebrew Point Hiriq | 05B4 | - | C004 | yes | yes |
| ֵ | Hebrew Point Tsere | 05B5 | - | C005 | yes | yes |
| ֶ | Hebrew Point Segol | 05B6 | - | C006 | yes | yes |
| ַ | Hebrew Point Patah | 05B7 | - | C007 | yes | yes |
| ָ | Hebrew Point Qamats | 05B8 | - | C008 | yes | yes |
| ֹ | Hebrew Point Holam | 05B9 | - | C009 | yes | yes |
| ֻ | Hebrew Point Qubuts | 05BB | - | C00B | yes | yes |
| ּ | Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq | 05BC | - | C00C | yes | yes |
| ֽ | Hebrew Point Meteg | 05BD | - | C00D | yes | yes |
| ֿ | Hebrew Point Rafe | 05BF | - | C00F | yes | yes |
| ׁ | Hebrew Point Shin Dot | 05C1 | - | D001 | yes | yes |
| ׂ | Hebrew Point Sin Dot | 05C2 | - | D002 | yes | yes |
| ׄ | Hebrew Point Upper Dot | 05C4 | - | D004 | no | yes |
Cantillation Marks
| Character | Unicode Name | Unicode Hex | ISO-8859-8 Hex | Windows-1255 Hex | Windows Core/Hebrew Fonts | Arial Unicode MS / Guttman / Ezra SIL / SBL Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ֑ | Hebrew Accent Etnahta | 0591 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֒ | Hebrew Accent Segol | 0592 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֓ | Hebrew Accent Shalshelet | 0593 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֔ | Hebrew Accent Zaqef Qatan | 0594 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֕ | Hebrew Accent Zaqef Gadol | 0595 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֖ | Hebrew Accent Tipeha | 0596 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֗ | Hebrew Accent Revia | 0597 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֘ | Hebrew Accent Zarqa | 0598 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֙ | Hebrew Accent Pashta | 0599 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֚ | Hebrew Accent Yetiv | 059A | - | - | no | yes |
| ֛ | Hebrew Accent Tevir | 059B | - | - | no | yes |
| ֜ | Hebrew Accent Geresh | 059C | - | - | no | yes |
| ֝ | Hebrew Accent Geresh Muqdam | 059D | - | - | no | yes |
| ֞ | Hebrew Accent Gershayim | 059E | - | - | no | yes |
| ֟ | Hebrew Accent Qarney Para | 059F | - | - | no | yes |
| ֠ | Hebrew Accent Telisha Gedola | 05A0 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֡ | Hebrew Accent Pazer | 05A1 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֣ | Hebrew Accent Munah | 05A3 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֤ | Hebrew Accent Mahapakh | 05A4 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֥ | Hebrew Accent Merkha | 05A5 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֦ | Hebrew Accent Merkha Kefula | 05A6 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֧ | Hebrew Accent Darga | 05A7 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֨ | Hebrew Accent Qadma | 05A8 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֩ | Hebrew Accent Telisha Qetana | 05A9 | - | - | no | yes |
| ֪ | Hebrew Accent Yerah Ben Yomo | 05AA | - | - | no | yes |
| ֫ | Hebrew Accent Ole | 05AB | - | - | no | yes |
| ֬ | Hebrew Accent Iluy | 05AC | - | - | no | yes |
| ֭ | Hebrew Accent Dehi | 05AD | - | - | no | yes |
| ֮ | Hebrew Accent Zinor | 05AE | - | - | no | yes |
Miscellaneous
| Character | Unicode Name | Unicode Hex | ISO-8859-8 Hex | Windows-1255 Hex | Windows Core/Hebrew Fonts | Arial Unicode MS / Guttman / Ezra SIL / SBL Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ֯ | Hebrew Mark Masora Circle | 05AF | - | - | no | yes |
| ־ | Hebrew Punctuation Maqaf | 05BE | - | C00E | yes | yes |
| ׀ | Hebrew Punctuation Paseq | 05C0 | - | D000 | yes | yes |
| ׃ | Hebrew Punctuation Sof Pasuq | 05C3 | - | D003 | yes | yes |
| ׳ | Hebrew Punctuation Geresh | 05F3 | - | D007 | yes | yes |
| ״ | Hebrew Punctuation Gershayim | 05F4 | - | D008 | yes | yes |
Combinations of Letters and Diacritics Used in Jewish Languages (Excluding Hebrew)
* Yiddish according to the YIVO orthography
| Character | Unicode Name | Unicode Hex | Languages | Windows Core/Hebrew Fonts | Arial Unicode MS / Guttman / Ezra SIL / SBL Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַ | Hebrew Letter Alef + Hebrew Point Patah | 05D0 + 05B7 | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| אָ | Hebrew Letter Alef + Hebrew Point Qamats | 05D0 + 05B8 | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| בֿ | Hebrew Letter Bet + Hebrew Point Rafe | 05D1 + 05BF | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| וּ | Hebrew Letter Vav + Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq | 05D5 + 05BC | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| יִ | Hebrew Letter Yod + Hebrew Point Hiriq | 05D9 + 05B4 | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| כּ | Hebrew Letter Kaf + Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq | 05DB + 05BC | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| פּ | Hebrew Letter Pe + Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq | 05E4 + 05BC | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| פֿ | Hebrew Letter Pe + Hebrew Point Rafe | 05E4 + 05BF | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| שׂ | Hebrew Letter Shin + Hebrew Point Sin Dot | 05E9 + 05C2 | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| תּ | Hebrew Letter Tav + Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq | 05EA + 05BC | Yiddish | yes | yes |
| ײַ | Hebrew Letter Yiddish Ligature Double Yod + Hebrew Point Patah | 05F2 + 05B7 | Yiddish | yes | yes |
Chart of Unicode Alphabetic Presentation Forms Range
This range includes the following precomposed Hebrew characters among others. They exist only for the sake of backward compatibility with legacy encodings. It is therefore recommended to avoid them and use combinations of characters instead.
| Character | Unicode Name | Unicode Hex | Windows Core/Hebrew Fonts | Arial Unicode MS / Guttman / Ezra SIL / SBL Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִ | Hebrew Letter Yod with Hiriq | FB1D | yes | yes (not in Arial Unicode MS) |
| ﬞ | Hebrew Point Judeo-Spanish Varika | FB1E | no | yes |
| ײַ | Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Yod Yod Patah | FB1F | yes | yes |
| שׁ | Hebrew Letter Shin with Shin Dot | FB2A | yes | yes |
| שׂ | Hebrew Letter Shin with Sin Dot | FB2B | yes | yes |
| אַ | Hebrew Letter Alef with Patah | FB2E | yes | yes |
| אָ | Hebrew Letter Alef with Qamats | FB2F | yes | yes |
| בּ | Hebrew Letter Bet with Dagesh | FB31 | yes | yes |
| גּ | Hebrew Letter Gimel with Dagesh | FB32 | yes | yes |
| דּ | Hebrew Letter Dalet with Dagesh | FB33 | yes | yes |
| כּ | Hebrew Letter Kaf with Dagesh | FB3B | yes | yes |
| פּ | Hebrew Letter Pe with Dagesh | FB44 | yes | yes |
| תּ | Hebrew Letter Tav with Dagesh | FB4A | yes | yes |
| בֿ | Hebrew Letter Bet with Rafe | FB4C | yes | yes |
| כֿ | Hebrew Letter Kaf with Rafe | FB4D | yes | yes |
| פֿ | Hebrew Letter Pe with Rafe | FB4E | yes | yes |
| ﭏ | Hebrew Ligature Alef Lamed | FB4F | yes | yes |