tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Basic support for Hebrew characters

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Description

It would be amazing if Fira Code supported basic Hebrew characters and diacritics. Thankfully, there aren't very many code points in the Hebrew language Unicode block, and individual letters are detached from one another akin to Latin or Greek, so hopefully it shouldn't be too tricky to implement in Fira Code, when compared to more complex writing systems that exist out there.

While I'm unfortunately not a font designer myself, I would be more than happy to review the output for correctness and legibility, if you or anyone working on this needs a second pair of eyes.

Thank you for this delightful font! It's served tons of people very well over the years. ❤

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Hebrew language Unicode block linked in the issue and the current Fira Code character coverage. The work is complete when basic Hebrew characters and diacritics render correctly and the output has been reviewed for correctness and legibility.

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Assessment

Domain
design, internationalization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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