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Chainprinter

by Typodermic
Individual Styles from $69.95 USD
The Chainprinter Font Family was designed by Ray Larabie and published by Typodermic. Chainprinter contains 1 styles.

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Chainprinter is the clatter and clang of a 1960s computer room, captured in type. Inspired by the blistering speed and unapologetic noise of real chain printers, it delivers the raw, all-caps output you’d see on driver’s licenses, library cards, and subscription labels from a half-century ago.

Every letter is shaped with mechanical precision and just enough wear to suggest miles of print ribbon passing over steel hammers. The spacing is tight, the edges softened—not by design software, but by the ghost of aging hardware. It’s a monospace face that feels engineered rather than drawn, evoking an era when “high-resolution” meant the ink didn’t smear too badly.

While its inspiration never offered lowercase, Chainprinter stays true to history. If you need a clean-cut reinterpretation with a full case, reach for its sibling, Linefeed. But for authentic retro computing—signage, posters, album covers, or any project that needs the authoritative hum of mid-century machinery—Chainprinter is your direct link to the mainframe age.

Chainprinter supports a wide range of Latin-based languages, making it as globally capable as it is historically accurate. Load it into your design, and you’re not just choosing a font—you’re slotting a steel-toothed chain into place and firing up a piece of computing history.

Designers: Ray Larabie

Publisher: Typodermic

Foundry: Typodermic

Design Owner: Typodermic

MyFonts debut: Jun 28, 2006

Chainprinter

About Typodermic

Welcome to Typodermic Fonts, a spirited type foundry rooted in Nagoya, Japan, started by the Canadian typeface designer, Raymond Larabie in 2001. Our library brims with 500+ diverse typefaces to fuel creativity in graphic design, advertising, web, and app development. As digital type pioneers, we adopted web fonts and app licensing early, consistently pushing the design envelope. With Canadian heart and Japanese precision, we're your global partners in extraordinary typography. Explore Typodermic Fonts—where creativity meets character.

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