r/typewriters is a subreddit with 56k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses typewriter, repair, looking for a typewriter, royal, and looking for, 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
: "Clipper Repair Help"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Was just given this type writer what do I need to know about type writers?"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The greed consumes"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/typewriters
#1
Typewriter
: "To celebrate National Typewriter Day, I finally crossed one off my wish list!"
144 posts
#2
Repair
: "Repair phase 1"
30 posts
#3
Looking For A Typewriter
16 posts
#4
Royal
: "Found this 1940 Royal Arrow for 25$!"
14 posts
#5
Looking For
10 posts
#6
Olivetti
: "The Olivetti Effect"
9 posts
#7
Smith Corona
: "I pulled my old Smith Corona put of the attic"
8 posts
#8
Selectric
: "Adjust ribbon tension"
7 posts
#9
Remington
: "Need some advice"
7 posts
#10
Ribbon
: "Adjust Ribbon tension"
7 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
: "This is a gratuitous, unnecessary picture of my typewriter."
98 posts
#2
General Question
: "Does anyone know what these keys mean?"
50 posts
#3
Repair Question
: "ITS DONE!!"
43 posts
#4
Typeface or Font Appreciation
: "مرحبن! 😁"
7 posts
#5
Typewriter Fact
: "It’s working!"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/typewriters
Yearly
+11k members(23.6%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026