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Hebrew script layout requirements
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Maqaf not widely accessible from keyboards #22

Closed r12a closed 4 years ago

r12a commented 4 years ago

The proper Hebrew hyphen, ־ [U+05BE HEBREW PUNCTUATION MAQAF], is used in compounds, constructs and other cases in Hebrew.

Unlike a dash or a "minus" sign used for separation etc., a Hebrew hyphen is aligned with the top of the letters.

Example: עיויית תל־אביב (Municipality of Tel-Aviv)

Because it is not easily accessible, in current Hebrew usage a dash or "minus" sign are much more prevalent.

Marking as advanced priority, since people are using workarounds, however would be good to make this more accessible for all users.

r12a commented 4 years ago

The first comment in this issue contains text that will automatically appear in the Hebrew gap-analysis document as a subsection with the same title as this issue. Any edits made to that comment will be immediately available in the document. Proposals for changes or discussion of the content can be made in comments below this point. The initial text of that comment was provided by @Weigern.