Web browser testing for Unicode Hebrew and CSS @font-face: BIDI, Positioning, and Diacritical Mark Support

Default Browser Font

This is a baseline informational test. The test should reveal what font Hebrew will be displayed by default in the web browser when it encounters UTF-8 Hebrew defined as such in the Page Source. As a baseline, this test should indicate what the default font (if any) is set for viewing Hebrew text in your browser without invoking CSS @font-face. If you see any empty rectangles or other generic space marks in the text below, you may want to change the default browser font to one that is known to support the positioning of the full range of Hebrew Diacritics (e.g. Ezra SIL SR, Cardo, Taamey Frank CLM, Taamey David CLM, Keter YG, or Keter Aram Sova). Click here to see the settings to change in Firefox's about:config.

Browser default Hebrew without any diacritical marks

לכן חכו לי נאם יהוה ליום קומי לעד כי משפטי לאסף גוים לקבצי ממלכות לשפך עליהם זעמי כל חרון אפי כי באש קנאתי תאכל כל הארץ

Browser default Hebrew with diacritical marks (vowels only)

לָכֵן חַכּוּ לִי נְאֻם יְהוָה לְיוֹם קוּמִי לְעַד כִּי מִשְׁפָּטִי לֶאֱסֹף גּוֹיִם לְקָבְצִי מַמְלָכוֹת לִשְׁפֹּךְ עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמִי כֹּל חֲרוֹן אַפִּי כִּי בְּאֵשׁ קִנְאָתִי תֵּאָכֵל כָּל הָאָרֶץ.‏

Browser default Hebrew with diacritical marks (vowels and cantilation)

לָכֵ֤ן חַכּוּ־לִי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לְי֖וֹם קוּמִ֣י לְעַ֑ד כִּ֣י מִשְׁפָּטִי֩ לֶאֱסֹ֨ף גּוֹיִ֜ם לְקָבְצִ֣י מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם זַעְמִי֙ כֹּ֚ל חֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔י כִּ֚י בְּאֵ֣שׁ קִנְאָתִ֔י תֵּאָכֵ֖ל כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Hebrew font Browser Test version 0.70 by Aharon Varady for The Open Siddur Project (November 2011).

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