Modern Grotesque Body
Mesintulis + Limited Coffee
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Mesintulis headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Typewriter slab with text setting
Mesintulis
Mesintulis is a typewriter slab in black on flecked cream paper: mixed case with short rounded slab feet, a large x-height and generous sidebearings, set as a heading above a justified paragraph, with a small typewriter photograph at the top of the sheet.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Open counter bridges hold interior islands intact on laser-cut wood, acrylic, and mylar stencils.
Plotter & output verdictLaser & Stencil Bridge Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.85 in+ letter height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded · Swashes/Tails
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 Mesintulis.
The plate does something most typewriter specimens avoid: it sets a paragraph in the face at roughly ten point beneath the heading, which is the only honest way to judge a typewriter cut, because the genre is bought for documents as often as for posters. The drawing has short rounded feet, a large x-height and a slightly uneven stem, and the wide sidebearings keep the monospaced rhythm of the machine without the rigidity of a strict monospace. The paper is flecked and the typewriter sits above the setting, which sets the context rather than decorating it. Because the texture is in the background rather than in the letters, the face prints cleanly on a modern printer, and the paragraph shows the leading and the measure that actually work.
Typewriter, slab, editorial, readable
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Mesintulis with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Mesintulis + Aureline
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 Mesintulis’s stroke geometry.
Interior for a report or dossier
A typewriter slab carries a documentary tone, and the paragraph on the sheet proves the face holds at text size rather than only in a headline.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A4 interior: the body at 10 pt with 14 pt leading, the headings at 18 pt, and 68 characters per line. Print one ink on a cream stock and keep the margins at 22 mm.
Pre-production check
Check the 10 pt body on cream stock, where the rounded feet can fill; test one page on the stock. Confirm the 14 pt leading holds the column and that the headings stay distinct.
Letterhead for a small agency
A typewriter face reads as correspondence rather than as corporate print, and the large x-height keeps an address legible at seven point.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A4 letterhead: the name at 16 pt, the address at 7 pt, and a 0.5 pt rule. Print one ink on an uncoated sheet and keep the type within a 20 mm zone at the foot.
Pre-production check
Check the 7 pt address on uncoated paper, where the rounded feet can close; keep it above 7 pt. Confirm the rule prints without banding and that the type clears the printer's non-print margin.
Programme for a ceremony
A typewriter face gives a programme the look of a typed order of service, and the even rhythm keeps a long list of names orderly.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A5 programme: the title at 18 pt, the readings at 9.5 pt, and the names at 9 pt. Keep 18 mm margins and print one ink on a cream stock so the slab feet stay crisp.
Pre-production check
Check the 9 pt names on cream stock, where tight leading can merge the lines; keep 13 pt leading. Confirm the programme folds without cracking the ink and that the title clears the fold.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Typewriter slab with text setting
- Foundry / creator
- wisudyantoro
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Creator topic tags (43)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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