JNord03
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1 year ago Nvm, this post is a duplicate of #12 .
Closed JNord03 closed 1 year ago
JNord03
commented
1 year ago Nvm, this post is a duplicate of #12 .
Title
Hebrew combining vowel marks
Font
All Noto Hebrew fonts (Sans, Serif, Rashi)
Where the font came from, and when
Site: https://fonts.google.com/noto/fonts 2022-12-20
Font Version
Sans: 2.003 Serif: 2.003 Rashi: 1.006
OS name and version
Windows 11
Application name and version
LibreOffice 7.4.2.3, Word 365
Issue
In Biblical Hebrew, vowels are represented using diacritical marks. In some cases, two vowel marks need to be assigned to a single letter (i.e. consonant). If such combinations can't be rendered, it doesn't make sense to include cantillation marks in Noto as Biblical Hebrew cannot be accurately represented.
Character data
Consider, for example, the word ירושלִַם, Jerusalem, where two vowel marks, Paṯaḥ and Ḥiriq, follow the letter Lāmeḏ.
Screenshot
Comparison of the Noto Hebrew typefaces with some other typefaces which support combining diacritics
Close-up view of the character collision
As you can see, the diacritical marks are rendered on top of each other rather than next to each other.