Frank Ruhl Libre is an open source edition of Frank Ruhl, one of the most widely used Hebrew fonts printed today. Created by Rafael Frank in collaboration with Auto Ruhl at Leipzig’s C. F. Ruhl foundry, Frank Ruhl was first launched for printing use in 1910 – many Israeli publications and textbooks utilize Frank Ruhl for textual body typeface purposes today.
Frank Ruhl was designed to meet the growing demand for secular Hebrew writing and printing, adapting itself to meet modern printing demands while remaining textually longform-friendly. Based on Venetian typefaces employed for Daniel Bomberg printing, its proportions match Sephardi proportions. It is intended to be read longform without vowel marks.
Frank wrote of his design challenge, that it required him to combine the simplicity of Antiqua and Fraktur’s “pleasantness”, offering both designs an opportunity to “quieten” letterforms by decreasing contrast between thin and thick strokes.
Yanek Iontef plans a relaunch that includes five weights; initially there was only one typeface available.)
Frank Ruhl Libre Serif Font Family
License: Personal & Commercial Use!
Font Type: Free
Format: OTF, TTF
Total Files: 1
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