r/typewriters is a subreddit with 60k members. The community frequently discusses typewriter, looking for a typewriter, looking for, hate, and royal, and they frequently recommend/review desktop, paper, and mechanical, and the most common flair used is inspiration post, general question, repair question, and typewriter fact.
A subreddit for typewriters. An appreciation for that primal hammer-against-paper feeling when you sling words onto a page.
Popular Topics in r/typewriters
#1
Typewriter
27 posts
#2
Looking For A Typewriter
15 posts
#3
Looking For
9 posts
#4
Hate
6 posts
#5
Royal
6 posts
#6
First Typewriter
4 posts
#7
Looking For A Manual
3 posts
#8
Smith Corona
3 posts
#9
Looking For A Portable Typewriter
2 posts
#10
Looking For A Project
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
Inspiration Post
: "My new-to-me writing desk!"
39 posts
#2
General Question
: "How to italicise?"
30 posts
#3
Repair Question
: "Dang it, they had ONE job... (Goodwill, buyer's remorse)"
27 posts
#4
Typewriter Fact
: "23k GOLD Typewriter Ribbons"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/typewriters
Yearly
+11k members(23.7%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026