Hebrew for Tattoos

Have a Hebrew reader check spelling, final-letter forms, and whether you want square print or a cursive hand. Machine-translated names are a common failure.

Stam / Ktav Ashuri is the Torah-scroll look. Some soferim and communities object to that sacred hand on skin; treat it as a cultural choice, not only an aesthetic one.

Frank-Rühl and David stay readable at modest size and look like ordinary printed Hebrew rather than a novelty “Hebrew-style” Latin font.

Script and handwriting (Gveret Levin, Rashi) change a lot with needle weight. Ask for a stencil at the real size, not a screen screenshot.

Avoid Latin fonts that merely look “Hebrew-ish.” They scramble letterforms and are the usual source of misspelled tattoos.

Nikud in ink is easy to get wrong. Most people letter consonants only unless a reader sets the vowels.