Typewriter Jiha 11 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, labels, packaging, headlines, editorial, utilitarian, retro, rugged, mechanical, workmanlike, typewritten feel, durable impact, industrial tone, tactile texture, slab serif, bracketed, inked, punchy, sturdy.
A sturdy slab-serif design with blocky, bracketed terminals and evenly paced letterforms. Strokes are heavy and confident with slight modulation and a subtly inked, stamped feel at joins and curves. Counters are compact but open enough to stay clear, and the overall silhouette reads square-shouldered and engineered, with consistent widths across characters that reinforces a mechanical rhythm. Numerals and caps carry the same blunt, tool-like shaping, producing a dense, high-impact texture in lines of text.
Well-suited for headlines and short blocks of copy where a typed, industrial character is desirable, such as posters, product labels, packaging callouts, and editorial pull quotes. It also works for UI elements that benefit from a tough, mechanical voice, provided sizes and spacing are chosen to avoid overly dark text color in long reading.
The font conveys a practical, no-nonsense tone with a strong retro-mechanical flavor. Its chunky slabs and slightly inky edges suggest typed paperwork, labels, and utilitarian signage—serious, durable, and a bit rugged rather than refined.
The design appears intended to evoke classic typewritten output while adding extra weight and slab-serif solidity for stronger impact. It balances strict, mechanical rhythm with slightly inked details to feel authentic and tactile in display and functional contexts.
Curves are controlled and slightly compressed, with rounded forms kept taut to match the squared-off terminals. The texture in paragraphs is dark and assertive, making the face feel best when given breathing room in layout and leading.