"Sefarad" is a font that presents (Latin) English letters in a Hebrew style.

   If you're looking for fonts which mimic Hebrew lettering, you have come to the right place.
   Fonts which try to imitate the stereotypical letter forms of another language, like a Latin alphabet typeface that looks like Hebrew, Arabic, or Japanese, fall into the category of  decorative typefaces sometimes called "simulation fonts".
   Simulation fonts have been designed to represent the characters of the Roman/Latin (English) alphabet but evoke another writing system. This group includes typefaces designed to appear as Hebrew, Arabic or other scripts. These are used largely for the purpose of novelty to make something appear foreign.
 

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     "Sefarad" is a Hebrew simulation font, so-called because in Medieval times Sefarad was the name given to Spain by the Hebraic people that lived there during that era. From this name they derived the term Sephardic, which describes those descended from the original Jews of Spain and Portugal.
   "Sefarad" is my attempt at a Roman alphabet font that simulates the look of Hebrew script. "Sefarad" is therefore an English font designed to look like Hebrew style caligraphy. In this font some of the original Hebrew characters have been given new roles, others modified to resemble modern Latin characters. "Sefarad" is an adaption of a classic typeface that presents English letters in a Hebrew style - perfect for displays and announcements for all Jewish organizations. Summarizing: "Sefarad" is a Latin font that simulates Hebrew.

   An important thing to note is that unlike English and other Latin-based languages, there are no upper/lower cases in Hebrew. Hebrew has only a capital alphabet and makes no distinction between uppercase (also named majuscule or capital) and lowercase (minuscule) letters. However I have also made lowercase characters for this font.
   The font contains all the common signs (full set of Roman letters, numerals and punctuation marks), as well as accented vowels - acute accent, grave accent, circumflex, tilde, diaeresis or umlaut mark required to type most Western European languages (Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, among others) plus Menorah, and Star of David symbols.

   The "Sefarad" font is extremely easy to read. The design has the goal of readability while retaining a unique style. You can use it to write your name, words or phrases you wish in a beautiful style. The font can be used for invitations, advertisements, tatoos (you can print from your computer then hand to your tattoo artist for inking) and more!
  
     The following line of text looks Hebrew at first sight: but if we see it in its context then we realize that it is actually a Latin alphabet Hebrew simulation font, and that the line could be interpreted as: I wish you a happy new year.
 

   This font offers a unique material to let you experiment and discover your own creativity.
   There is no theorical limit to the size of letters, besides the practical limit of the application used to manage layout. They can be printed very big to post on a notice board, for instance.


   Like any standard font, the "Sefarad" font can be used in colors for personalized layouts.
  

      I recommend you to print your text to see exactly how this will look on paper, because "Sefarad" font is intended primarly for print and may not show as well on the screen. Please keep in mind that what you see is not always what you get. Most typefaces are best rendered on the printer, so they print legibly, not to display at small sizes on the screen.
   The "Sefarad" font is compatible with Windows (any version), Mac OS9 and OSX, and Linux.
   In fact, this product is not really a program. It is simply a font to be used with other applications.
   Sefarad is a standard font (8 bits, TTF format), so it can be used running any Windows version and any word processor.
   You can also use it running Linux. I have successfully tried this font under Debian with OpenOffice.
   This font should be usable on Macintosh running OSX9 and OSX. This is not a problem, since Mac recognizes PC TrueType fonts without complaint.
   In any case, if you are very interested and you wish to get a Mac version of the font (bin and dfont formats), I can produce them in a Mac native format for you.
   Installation is very easy, simply copy and paste the font files into your Fonts folder located somewhere in your hard disk (Library/Fonts in a Mac or Windows/Fonts in a PC).
   After installation the "Sefarad" font can be used in any program such as word processing or graphic programs, like any other standard font. Simply access the font list and you will see the new font appear with the existing fonts from before.
   Select "Sefarad" from the font list, then choose the correct size*and finally enter the words or sequences you wish to print.
   *You may use large sizes for better display (suggested size-24 points or up).

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