Typewriter Fiba 17 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: typewritten notes, editorial, book text, posters, packaging, vintage, writerly, utilitarian, documentary, worn, typewriter feel, aged texture, practical legibility, retro tone, slab serif, rounded corners, ink traps, soft terminals, mechanical.
A monolinear slab-serif design with wide set proportions and a steady, typewriter-like rhythm. Strokes show gentle irregularity and softened corners, with subtle notches and slight edge wobble that suggest ink spread or worn type. Serifs are sturdy and blocky, often with rounded joins, and counters stay fairly open for a clear, readable texture. The overall drawing keeps consistent spacing and alignment across capitals, lowercase, and figures, maintaining a disciplined mechanical feel despite the intentionally imperfect edges.
Well-suited to layouts that benefit from an authentic typed voice: editorial pull quotes, short-to-medium reading passages, captions, and faux-typewritten correspondence. It also works effectively for posters, labels, and packaging where a vintage documentary texture is desired without sacrificing clarity.
The font conveys a vintage, workmanlike tone—practical and document-oriented, but with a human, slightly battered character. Its restrained distress and softened shapes evoke typed manuscripts, field notes, and archival paperwork rather than sleek contemporary branding.
The design appears intended to replicate the look of mechanical typing while introducing gentle wear and ink character for warmth. It prioritizes consistent rhythm and legibility, adding just enough surface irregularity to feel tactile and archival.
Numerals follow the same sturdy slab construction and share the same softened, slightly distressed edges, helping text and data feel cohesive. The sample paragraph shows an even gray value across lines, with the irregularities staying subtle enough to read as texture rather than decoration.