Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
IBM Plex Sans Hebrew is a Sans-Serif typeface designed by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Yanek Iontef, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Includes 5 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-13.
About This Font
IBM Plex Sans Hebrew is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, and Yanek Iontef, and manufactured by Bold Monday under commission from IBM Corp. Released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), this font supports Latin and Hebrew scripts, making it ideal for bilingual or multilingual projects that require both English and Hebrew text. Its clean, modern lines and excellent legibility at various sizes make it a versatile choice for digital interfaces, corporate communications, and editorial design. The family includes five weights from Thin to Bold, all provided in TTF format for easy installation and use.
Key Features
- Geometric sans-serif design with a humanist touch, ensuring clarity and readability in both Latin and Hebrew characters.
- Five weights: Thin, Light, Regular, Medium, and Bold, offering flexibility for headings, body text, and display use.
- Optimized for screen and print, with consistent stroke contrast and open counters that enhance legibility at small sizes.
- Comprehensive Hebrew character set including vowels (niqqud) and cantillation marks (te'amim), supporting biblical and modern Hebrew texts.
- Released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), allowing free use, modification, and redistribution for personal and commercial projects.
- Designed by a renowned team with expertise in multilingual type design, ensuring cultural and typographic accuracy for Hebrew script.
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew
- Font Type
- Sans-serif
- Designer
- Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Yanek Iontef
- Foundry
- Bold Monday
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Thin, Light, Regular, Medium, Bold
- File Size
- 0.09 MB
- Release Date
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-13
Copyright
Copyright 2019 IBM Corp. All rights reserved. This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL