Typewriter Ikba 10 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: typewriter effects, period packaging, posters, labels, headlines, retro, mechanical, utilitarian, rugged, industrial, typewriter mimicry, printed texture, retro tone, mechanical voice, slab serif, rounded, inked, worn, blunt.
A heavy, slab-serif design with softly rounded corners and a blunt, stamped silhouette. Strokes are dense and fairly even, with minimal modulation, and terminals often balloon into rounded slabs that read like typewriter feet. Curves are slightly irregular and ink-trappy in places, giving counters a lumpy, lived-in texture. Overall proportions feel compact and sturdy, with a consistent rhythm and cell-like spacing that reinforces the mechanical impression.
Well-suited to typewriter-style treatments, retro or industrial branding, packaging and labeling, and short-to-medium headline copy where texture is welcome. It can also work for editorial pull quotes or titles that want a mechanical, printed feel, but the heavy inking and softened detail make it less ideal for dense, small body text.
The font conveys a retro, workmanlike tone—part office machine, part hand-stamped label. Its slightly imperfect edges and inky forms suggest wear, grit, and physical printing, making it feel human and tactile despite its mechanical structure.
The design appears intended to emulate the look of mechanical typing or stamped printing, prioritizing a sturdy, inky footprint and consistent spacing over crisp geometric precision. The slight irregularities and rounded slabs aim to capture the tactile character of impression and wear in real-world output.
Several letters show distinctive typewriter-like quirks, such as chunky slab terminals, simplified joins, and occasional notch-like bite marks that resemble ink spread or impression artifacts. Numerals match the same robust, rounded-slab language, keeping the set visually cohesive in continuous text.