Author's note

Qumran Caves by Mah Nishtanah Project is a free Hebrew display font with stark, hand-cut forms and sharply tapered strokes. Uneven edges and abrupt changes in width give the letters the weathered force of marks carved into a rough surface.

In publishing, it can establish an ancient-text theme for book covers and historical features. It also suits museum graphics and exhibition signage. On cultural event posters, the lettering can function almost like an archaeological image rather than neutral typography.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
(c) MahNistanah Project 1997
Font family
Qumran Caves
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Qumran Caves
Full font name
Qumran Caves
Name table version
1.0 MahNistahnah Project
Postscript font name
QumranCaves
Trademark notice
1997 MahNishtanah Project

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1997-12-04
Revision1
Glyph count224
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI