r/typewriters is a subreddit with 58k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses typewriter, looking for a typewriter, looking for, hate, and royal, 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
Advice Requests
: "1942 Underwood Museum quality looks like it's sat in a closet after purchasing. I would like some guidance on getting it to the right person."
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I just bought my first typewriter (that works)"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/typewriters
#1
Typewriter
: "Smith Corona DX2600 - a Goodwill score, also my first Typewriter."
31 posts
#2
Looking For A Typewriter
15 posts
#3
Looking For
9 posts
#4
Hate
6 posts
#5
Royal
: "Royal, "Fleetwood""
6 posts
#6
First Typewriter
: "Smith Corona DX2600 - a Goodwill score, also my First Typewriter."
4 posts
#7
Looking For A Manual
3 posts
#8
Smith Corona
: "Smith Corona DX2600 - a Goodwill score, also my first typewriter."
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
: "A new typewriter cabinet!"
125 posts
#2
General Question
: "First Typewriter! (Adler J3-cursive)"
45 posts
#3
Typeface or Font Appreciation
: "Smith Corona Cougar Deluxe w/ Cursive typeface."
13 posts
#4
Typewriter Fact
: "I picked this up today at a yard sale and it still had the original 1968 Kmart sales receipt"
11 posts
#5
Repair Question
: "My first machine!"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/typewriters
Yearly
+11k members(24.2%)
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Last updated: August 31, 2026