חיים וריאבל
Haim Variable
Haim is probably the most definitive Hebrew sans-serif typeface. True to the structure of Hebrew letters, which are inherently square-based, Haim’s letters are constructed from stable, sharp, and rigid squares and straight lines. Haim first appeared in the 1920s, yet the identity of its designer remains unclear to this day. Designers Jan (Haim) Levit and Pesach Ir-Shai — each in turn — both claimed responsibility for creating the typeface. For the sake of fairness, it should be noted that this model was common among graphic designers at the time, so it is quite possible that both of them independently developed an original typeface, each based on the same existing model, that grew from the spirit of Bauhaus values. In any case, due to its strong and determined qualities, its formal neutrality, and its widespread use in local print houses, Haim became a canonical typeface that can be found everywhere in the local landscape to this day — from obituary notices to headlines in the Israel’s prominent newspapers. “Haim Variable” includes two axes: width (for the first time, ranging from “Compressed” to “Wide”!) and roundness — that lets you add a subtle softness to the text, evoking nostalgic wood-type.
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Published
1929, 2026
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Designers
Pesach Ir-Shay/Jan Levitt (Hebrew); Yanek Iontef, Daniel Grumer, Matan Iontef, Dan Sarid (Latin)
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Styles
1 style
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Features
Fractions, Inferiors, Slashed Zero, Square Numbers, Round Numbers, Triangle Arrows, Square Niqqud, Diamond Niqqud, Alternative J, Tabular lining figures
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Scripts
Hebrew, Latin
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Scripts
Hebrew, Latin
Overview
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Sharp
Rounded
Specimens
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
ה־סנס העברי הקאנוני והמובהק מכולם
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
The canonical and iconic Hebrew sans
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
הֲרֵי הַחֲדָשׁוֹת וְעִקָּרָן תְּחִלָּה
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
עיתונאוּת בעת המודרנית
Modernité graphique
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
«Déjà publié»
פורסם לראשונה
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
״חיים״ הופיעה לראשונה בשנות ה־20 באותיות מתכת ועץ
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
“Haim” First appeared in the 1920s as metal and wooden letters
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
לראשונה! גרסה דיגיטלית דו־לשונית המרחיבה את מנעד הרוחבים המקורי
For the first time! A bilingual digital version with and extended design space
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
—————— ציר רוחב Width Axis ——————
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
חיים דחוס Haim Compressed
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
חיים רחב Haim Extended
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
—————— ציר התעגלות Roundness Axis ——————
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
ריכוך המאזכר את אותיות העץ ההיסטוריות
Softness that resembles the historic wooden letters
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
פתיחה פומבית של הכינוס הארצי
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
[ Night Saturday → ליל־שבת ← 09/12/66 ]
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
№135 מהדורה חגיגית
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
| | [ שני סטים של ספרות Two SETS OF DIGITS ] | |
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
₪13,065,7218
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
$48.975.304
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Haim Variable
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- Fractions
- Inferiors
- Slashed Zero
- Square Numbers
- Round Numbers
- Triangle Arrows
- Square Niqqud
- Diamond Niqqud
- Alternative J
- Tabular lining figures
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OpenType Features
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Fractions
Add 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon
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Inferiors
Citric acid — C6H8O7
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Slashed Zero
SERIAL NUM. 1083705804
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Square Numbers
0123456789
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Round Numbers
0123456789
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Triangle Arrows
Exit →
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Square Niqqud
נִקּוּד מְרֻבָּע
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Diamond Niqqud
נִקּוּד מְעֻיָּן
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Alternative J
Majestic
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Tabular lining figures
Yangon and Beijing are 3,100 Km apart
About
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Published
1929, 2026
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Designers
Pesach Ir-Shay/Jan Levitt (Hebrew); Yanek Iontef, Daniel Grumer, Matan Iontef, Dan Sarid (Latin)
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Styles
1 style
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Features
Fractions, Inferiors, Slashed Zero, Square Numbers, Round Numbers, Triangle Arrows, Square Niqqud, Diamond Niqqud, Alternative J, Tabular lining figures
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Scripts
Hebrew, Latin
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Languages Support
Selected languages: Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Estonian, Basque, Finnish, Filipino, Faroese, French, Irish, Galician, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Albanian, Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Zulu
Haim is probably the most definitive Hebrew sans-serif typeface. True to the structure of Hebrew letters, which are inherently square-based, Haim’s letters are constructed from stable, sharp, and rigid squares and straight lines. Haim first appeared in the 1920s, yet the identity of its designer remains unclear to this day. Designers Jan (Haim) Levit and Pesach Ir-Shai — each in turn — both claimed responsibility for creating the typeface. For the sake of fairness, it should be noted that this model was common among graphic designers at the time, so it is quite possible that both of them independently developed an original typeface, each based on the same existing model, that grew from the spirit of Bauhaus values. In any case, due to its strong and determined qualities, its formal neutrality, and its widespread use in local print houses, Haim became a canonical typeface that can be found everywhere in the local landscape to this day — from obituary notices to headlines in the Israel’s prominent newspapers. “Haim Variable” includes two axes: width (for the first time, ranging from “Compressed” to “Wide”!) and roundness — that lets you add a subtle softness to the text, evoking nostalgic wood-type.
Languages Support
Selected languages: Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Estonian, Basque, Finnish, Filipino, Faroese, French, Irish, Galician, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Albanian, Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Zulu
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