Typewriter Tolo 7 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, labels, packaging, headlines, editorial, retro, gritty, industrial, analog, utilitarian, aged print, mechanical feel, rugged tone, archival look, distressed, inked, blunt, chunky, uneven.
A heavy, monoline slab-serif design with compact, blocky letterforms and a steady mechanical rhythm. The strokes stay consistently thick with minimal contrast, while the terminals are squared-off and bracketed in a way that reads as stamped or typed. Slight edge wobble, ink spread, and irregular counters create a worn, over-inked texture that softens the geometry without losing solidity. Numerals share the same sturdy, cut-from-solid feel, with simplified shapes and firm baselines.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where you want a mechanical, printed voice: posters, product labels, packaging, editorial pull quotes, title treatments, and props or ephemera for period-inspired design. It also works well for interfaces or layouts that benefit from a strict grid and a deliberately imperfect printed texture.
The overall tone evokes vintage paperwork and shop-floor labeling—functional, tough, and a little rough around the edges. Its imperfect inked texture adds a human, analog grit that feels archival and documentary rather than slick or digital.
The design appears intended to mimic mechanical typing with accumulated wear—combining sturdy slab construction with deliberate roughness to simulate ink transfer and aging. It prioritizes a strong, authoritative presence and an authentically imperfect print character.
The distress is consistent across the set, showing subtle bite marks and uneven fill that suggest printing artifacts. The slab details are prominent enough to read clearly at display sizes, while the texture becomes a defining feature as size increases.