Typewriter Abba 14 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, titles, packaging, book covers, album art, vintage, gritty, noir, retro, mechanical, evoke print, add texture, create grit, suggest age, distressed, blotchy, inked, textured, worn.
A monospaced, typewriter-like design with chunky, rounded serifs and visibly irregular outlines. Strokes show a consistent baseline rhythm but with deliberate edge wobble, ink spread, and occasional soft “bites” that make counters and joins feel slightly eroded. The letterforms are compact and sturdy, with bulb-like terminals, uneven stroke edges, and a subtly bouncy texture that reads as printed rather than digitally crisp.
Best suited to display and short-to-medium text where a vintage, printed texture is desirable—such as posters, title treatments, book or zine covers, and themed packaging. It also works well for props and UI elements that aim to mimic typed notes, dossiers, or archival labels.
The overall tone is nostalgic and rough-edged, evoking old documents, pulp covers, and analog equipment. Its distressed inking adds a moody, lived-in character that can feel mysterious, archival, or a bit ominous depending on setting and contrast.
The design appears intended to reproduce the feel of a well-used typewriter imprint—uniform character spacing paired with imperfect, inked edges and worn detail. The goal is less about pristine readability and more about authentic atmosphere and material texture.
Texture is strong enough to become part of the color of a paragraph, especially at smaller sizes, where the irregular edges can darken and soften interior shapes. Spacing stays mechanically even, reinforcing the typewritten cadence while the distress introduces human variation.