Typewriter Leba 14 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: props, posters, packaging, editorial, headlines, vintage, utilitarian, gritty, mechanical, typewriter effect, vintage texture, document look, industrial tone, slab serif, rounded, inked, worn, soft corners.
A heavy, monoline slab-serif design with compact, squared counters and generously rounded terminals that mimic ink spread. Strokes stay broadly even in thickness, while small irregularities and softened corners create a subtly worn, stamped impression. The letterforms are sturdy and somewhat condensed within their set widths, with blocky serifs and blunt joins that keep the texture dense and rhythmic across lines. Numerals and capitals maintain the same robust presence, producing an assertive, high-ink page color.
Well-suited for designs that benefit from a typed or stamped look: period-themed posters, faux documents, labels, and packaging that aims for an industrial or archival feel. It can also work for short editorial headlines or pull quotes where the dense texture and sturdy slabs can carry visual weight.
The overall tone feels like printed output from old office hardware—practical and documentary, with a slight roughness that adds character. It reads as no-nonsense and workmanlike, but with a nostalgic, analog edge that suggests archives, reports, and paper ephemera.
The design appears intended to evoke mechanical typing with an intentionally imperfect print texture, balancing strict rhythm and uniform spacing with softened edges to avoid a sterile digital feel.
Spacing is consistent and grid-like, reinforcing the steady cadence typical of fixed-width lettering. The distressed softness is restrained rather than dramatic, so the texture shows up most in larger sizes and bold blocks of text.