Author's note

Rough Typewriter by Jason Arthur is a free old-school eroded typewriter font with broad slab serifs and an uneven, ink-stamped finish. Heavy letterforms are peppered with nicks, gaps, and rough edges that vary convincingly across the alphabet. The slightly irregular shapes recall pages struck on a worn mechanical machine.

Its unmistakable typewritten character suits mystery novels, historical posters, and archival-themed editorial design. It also has the blunt impact needed for album packaging. The distressed ink marks can echo photocopies, case files, and aged documents, making the lettering part of a grunge or detective-themed graphic rather than a neutral caption.

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This free typewriter font includes four versions:

- Regular
- Italic
- Bold
- Bold italic

It also includes automatic ligatures for double letters, including aa, bb, cc, ee, and others.

Commercial use of any of my fonts requires payment of a licensing fee. For questions, contact:

jibbajajabbafonts@gmail.com

Specific licensing information is provided in the enclosed READ ME files.

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Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010 by Jason Arthur. All rights reserved.
Font family
RoughTypewriter
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
JasonArthur: RoughTypewriter: 2010
Full font name
RoughTypewriter
Name table version
Version 1.301;PS 001.003;hotconv 1.0.38
Postscript font name
RoughTypewriter
Trademark notice
RoughTypewriter is a trademark of Jason Arthur.
Manufacturer name
Jason Arthur
Designer
Jason Arthur
Description
Copyright (c) 2010 by Jason Arthur. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-10-04
Revision1
Glyph count358
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
rough_typewriter.otf
rough_typewriter_bold.otf
rough_typewriter_italic.otf
rough_typewriter_bold_itl.otf