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About Selectric Font
Selectric is a fixed-width sans-serif typeface designed by Paradox 2005, engineered for clean, evenly-spaced typesetting across 292+ Latin-based languages with a comprehensive 653-glyph character set. This monospace typeface brings technical precision and dependable clarity to projects where uniform character width is essential, making it an excellent choice for code snippets, terminal-style interface designs, responsive data tables, documentation layouts, and retro-inspired typographic work that celebrates the distinctive aesthetic of typewriter-era design.
The font's straightforward, no-nonsense structure delivers reliable legibility at small sizes and performs beautifully on tight grids where spacing predictability eliminates visual ambiguity and uncertainty. Graphic designers and front-end developers frequently reach for fixed-width fonts when building programming interfaces, terminal emulators, and pixel-aligned layouts that require unwavering consistency across every character and glyph. Beyond the screen, label makers, vinyl cutters, and small-scale craft applications benefit tremendously from its dependable character width and clear, sturdy forms that hold their ground reliably at any scale.
Available as a free download from this page with licence terms displayed there, Selectric excels in technical applications, coding projects, and any design work where uniform spacing and crystal-clear readability take priority over ornamental flourish or embellishment.
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Clean, Modern, Basic
- Use Case
- Body Text, UI
- Ideal For
- branding, interfaces, and modern layouts
- Pairs With
- a contrasting serif for headings
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Selectric Specifications
| Font Family | Selectric |
| Style | Normal |
| Full Name | Selectric |
| Version | 1.00 April 27, 2005. |
| Weight | 400 (Regular) |
| Glyph Count | 653 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | Selectric |
| Format | TTF (TrueType) |
| File Size | 30.1 KB |
Languages Supported
Selectric supports 292 languages.
How to Install Selectric Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the Selectric font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5Selectric is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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Selectric Font is a versatile sans-serif font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting serif or slab serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.
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Selectric Font
by Paradox 2005
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team Β· Updated October 2026


















