Rokkitt is inspired by the type forms of a number of distinctive geometric slab serifs, sometimes called 'Egyptians', of the late nineteenth and early to mid twentieth century.

In 1910 the Inland type foundry published Litho Antique, and similar types were published by American Type Founders in the 1920s and Monotype Corporation in the 1930s.

Rokkitt is designed specifically as a display font for headings and headlines, though it can also be usefull as an alternative to sans serif text fonts.