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Ezra SIL Font
Author's note
Ezra SIL, a free old-style serif by SIL International with Ralph Hancock and John Hudson, has a calm, bookish tone shaped by bracketed serifs and a gentle contrast between thick and thin strokes. The letters feel classical rather than ornamental, with a slightly calligraphic rhythm that keeps the capitals and lowercase moving together instead of turning stiff.
That makes it a natural choice for editorial mastheads, scholarly covers, cultural programs, museum materials, and literary branding where a free font needs a measured, traditional voice. It also fits short title cards, chapter openings, and drop-in initials, because the serif details give even brief words a settled, text-rooted presence.
That makes it a natural choice for editorial mastheads, scholarly covers, cultural programs, museum materials, and literary branding where a free font needs a measured, traditional voice. It also fits short title cards, chapter openings, and drop-in initials, because the serif details give even brief words a settled, text-rooted presence.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Hebrew layout intelligence copyright (c) 2003 & 2007 Ralph Hancock (http://www.hancock.dircon.co.uk/) and John Hudson (http://www.tiro.com), and licensed under the MIT/X11 License.
All other font software is copyright (c) 1997-2007, SIL International (http://www.sil.org/), and is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, version 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL), with Reserved Font Names "SIL" and "Ezra".
All other font software is copyright (c) 1997-2007, SIL International (http://www.sil.org/), and is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, version 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL), with Reserved Font Names "SIL" and "Ezra".
Font family
Ezra SIL
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Ezra SIL 2007
Full font name
Ezra SIL
Name table version
Version 2.51, 2007
Postscript font name
EzraSIL
Manufacturer name
SIL International, Version 2.51: 2007
Designer
Development by SIL's NRSI team. OpenType tables by Ralph Hancock ( hancock@dircon.co.uk )
Description
This type design is based on the typeface of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (c) 1967/77,1983.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2007-08-07
Revision2
Glyph count400
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
PitchNot monospaced
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