r/typewriters is a subreddit with 58k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for a typewriter, typewriter, looking for, hate, and looking for a manual, and they frequently recommend/review desktop, paper, and mechanical.
A subreddit for typewriters. An appreciation for that primal hammer-against-paper feeling when you sling words onto a page.
Popular Themes in r/typewriters
#1
Solution Requests
: "Should I buy this Olympia (SM9)? $120 Sight Unseen"
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Where do you recommend buying ink ribbons from?"
10 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Was this a good or a bad financial investment? IBM Wheelwriter 5 5441 WITH "rare" add in card"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Help!! Carriage completely stuck!!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/typewriters
#1
Looking For A Typewriter
15 posts
#2
Typewriter
11 posts
#3
Looking For
9 posts
#4
Hate
6 posts
#5
Looking For A Manual
3 posts
#6
Looking For A Portable Typewriter
2 posts
#7
Looking For A Project
2 posts
#8
Looking For A Good Typewriter
2 posts
#9
Manual
2 posts
#10
Recommendations
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/typewriters
Desktop
37 reviews
#1
Royal
4.9★ from 9 reviews
#2
Olympia
4.9★ from 8 reviews
#3
Hermes
5.0★ from 5 reviews
Paper
4 reviews
#1
Clairefontaine
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Southworth
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Life
5.0★ from 1 review
Mechanical
2 reviews
#1
Royal
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Olympia
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/typewriters
#1
General Question
: "My first typewriter!"
84 posts
#2
Inspiration Post
: "Weekend plans"
61 posts
#3
Repair Question
: "Found this 1920s Remington in, I kid you not, an alley"
45 posts
#4
Typewriter Fact
: "Smith-Corona Galaxie II"
5 posts
#5
Typeface or Font Appreciation
: "Smith Corona Cougar Deluxe w/ Cursive typeface."
4 posts
Member Growth in r/typewriters
Yearly
+11k members(24.1%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026