Modern Grotesque Body
Inktype + Hermano
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Inktype headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Uneven vintage-style serif
Inktype
Inktype sets one mixed-case word in dark ink on a speckled paper ground, where the serifs stay visible but soft, the edges show slight irregularity and the counters stay open enough to read as a bookish text face rather than a display cut.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Inktype.
The strokes stay moderate, the serifs stay small and the outlines carry a faint roughness that reads as ink on paper. That quiet irregularity is the character: the face suits a small publication title where a high-contrast fashion serif would feel borrowed. The caption beneath names it a modern typewriter face, which describes the flavour rather than a guaranteed monospaced setting. Keep 10 pt for body use, check the roughness at small sizes where it can look like a printing fault and test a full paragraph before committing.
Inky · Modest · Bookish
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Inktype with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Inktype + Photography Font
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Inktype’s stroke geometry.
Title for a local publication
The bookish irregularity gives a small magazine a printed feel, and the moderate weight holds up as a running title rather than only a cover word.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 210 by 280 mm cover: set the title at 42 pt on one row, keep 20 mm of clear ground beneath before the issue line at 9 pt, and keep the same face at 10 pt for the standfirst so the cover reads as one voice.
Pre-production check
The rough edges look like a fault under 9 pt; check the printed page before setting body copy.
Note card for a thank you
The typewriter feel suits a written note, where a plain sans would look corporate and a flowing script would look too formal.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 105 by 148 mm card: set the greeting at 20 pt on one row, keep 14 mm of clear ground beneath for the handwritten message, and keep 16 mm of margin at each side.
Pre-production check
Ink coverage varies on textured card; check the proof and choose a smooth 300 gsm sheet for the run.
Cover for a reading list
The quiet serif suits a reading list where the type should look like a printed page rather than a poster headline on a shelf.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the heading at 30 pt on one row, keep 16 mm of clear ground beneath before the contents at 11 pt, and set the contents in the same face so the sheet stays calm.
Pre-production check
Long lists in this face need generous leading; check the page and keep 14 pt between baselines.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Uneven vintage-style serif
- Foundry / creator
- HansCo
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
Creator topic tags (18)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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