Stencil Uppo 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FF DIN', 'FF DIN Arabic', 'FF DIN Paneuropean', and 'FF DIN Stencil' by FontFont; 'DIN Next' and 'DIN Next Paneuropean' by Monotype; and 'PF DIN Text' by Parachute (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, labels, packaging, industrial, utilitarian, no-nonsense, mechanical, retro, space saving, industrial look, stencil texture, systematic forms, condensed, stenciled, monoline, squared terminals, tall proportions.
A tall, condensed sans with monoline strokes and clear stencil breaks that slice through stems and bowls. Curves are tightened into rounded-rectangle shapes, and many glyphs show straightened shoulders and squared terminals for a rigid, engineered feel. Counters are compact and apertures tend to be narrow, creating a dense vertical rhythm, while the stencil bridges remain consistent enough to keep word shapes recognizable in text. Figures follow the same logic, with simplified forms and recurring internal cutouts that reinforce the systemized construction.
Well-suited to display applications where a hard-edged, manufactured aesthetic is desirable: posters, headlines, product labels, wayfinding, and packaging. It can also work for short UI or caption-style labeling when a technical, industrial tone is needed, but the stencil breaks make it more distinctive than a neutral text face.
The overall tone is industrial and utilitarian, evoking signage, fabrication markings, and equipment labeling. Its disciplined geometry and repeated breaks give it a mechanical, procedural character rather than a friendly or expressive one, with a subtle retro-technical flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, space-saving voice with a strong stencil identity, prioritizing repeatable construction and a consistent industrial texture across letters and numbers.
The stencil interruptions are prominent even at display sizes, becoming a defining texture line-by-line. Because the design is tightly drawn, spacing and word color read as compact and columnar, especially in mixed-case settings.