Hebrew Type Rules

Hebrew period in "Serif" faces usually looks like a tiny tilted square. This is also true for question marks, etc.
Furthermore, traditional Hebrew calligraphy extensively utilizes the shape of the diamond in the alphabets themselves.

Hebrew uses Western numerals and punctuation, which usually align with the average letter height.
Single quote and double quote are commonly in "typewriter" style.

Only the letter "Lamed" in Hebrew erects beyond the "x-height".

Some letters extend below the "baseline", most obvious are four of the end-of-word letters, and the letter "Kof", but also the "Ayin", in many cases, slightly descends below the baseline.

Horizontal strokes in "Serif" Hebrew letterforms are thicker than vertical strokes.

Notice the change in thickness of diagonal strokes.

Direction of Hebrew text is from right to left, unlike Latin languages that read left to right.
This affects both the structure and direction of the letterforms.

The Hebrew hyphen ("Maqaf") is unique in Hebrew punctuation, because it is used to connect two words to form a single term.
Notice how it aligns with top horizontal strokes.

Hebrew vowels aren't letters - they're small diacritic symbols that decorate the letterforms.
Diacritics aren't common in everyday Hebrew, but are essential in text faces.

The Hebrew alphabet is consisted of only a single set of letters, unlike Latin alphabets, which are bicameral: they may feature, for example, both uppercase and lowercase letters in one alphabet.

As Hebrew evolved, some Hebrew letters were designated for use only in the end of words.
These letters have seperate glyphs, but in essence, they are "versions" of other letters.