Typewriter Toba 9 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, labels, book covers, analog, gritty, utilitarian, nostalgic, editorial, typewriter revival, print texture, retro utility, document feel, inked, worn, rough-edged, blunt, sturdy.
A sturdy slab-serif typewriter face with blunt terminals and subtly irregular, ink-worn edges. Strokes are consistently heavy and low-contrast, with rounded shoulders and slightly uneven contours that mimic struck type on paper. Counters stay fairly open for the style, while serifs are short and blocky, giving letters a compact, mechanical footprint and a steady, repetitive rhythm across lines.
Best suited to display and short-to-medium text where a typewritten, slightly weathered look is desirable: posters, book covers, editorial pull quotes, packaging, labels, and identity accents. It can also work for UI-like readouts or forms when an intentionally analog, stamped feel is needed.
The overall tone feels analog and workmanlike—like paperwork, labels, and carbon copies—while the distressed edge adds grit and a tactile, printed authenticity. It reads as practical first, with a hint of noir/retro atmosphere from the uneven inking.
The design appears intended to recreate the pragmatic structure of classic typewriter lettering while adding a deliberately imperfect inked texture for atmosphere. It aims for strong legibility and consistent rhythm, with just enough roughness to suggest age, use, and physical impression.
Capitals are broad and emphatic, and many joins show small nicks and bumps that create convincing texture without collapsing letter shapes. Numerals follow the same blunt, type-struck logic, with rounded curves and sturdy verticals that keep them visually consistent in running text.