Stencil Ifma 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, retro, maritime, assertive, playful, stencil display, signage feel, brand impact, retro utility, rugged tone, slab serif, stenciled, ink-trap feel, curvy, high-impact.
A heavy, right-leaning slab-serif with broad proportions and chunky, sculpted forms. Strokes are interrupted by consistent stencil bridges that create clear internal cutouts, especially in round letters and counters, giving an engineered, cut-from-sheet look. The serifs are blocky and slightly bracketed in feel, with rounded joins and occasional wedge-like terminals that add a carved, tactile character. Curves are generous and the rhythm is bouncy yet controlled, with noticeable variation in letter widths across the set, contributing to a lively, headline-forward texture.
Best suited to display sizes where the stencil detailing and chunky slabs can be appreciated—posters, bold headlines, storefront or wayfinding-style signage, and product packaging with a rugged or retro voice. It can also work for logo wordmarks and badges where a distinctive, cutout stencil texture is desirable.
The stencil breaks and oversized slabs evoke industrial signage and utilitarian marking, while the curvier construction keeps the tone friendly rather than severe. Overall it reads bold, vintage-leaning, and energetic—equal parts workwear and showbill.
The design appears intended to merge a classic stencil construction with bold slab-serif expressiveness, producing a font that signals durability and craft while remaining attention-grabbing and characterful in display typography.
The stencil bridges are prominent and repeatable, which helps the font maintain cohesion across capitals, lowercase, and numerals. Numerals are robust and graphic, matching the letterforms’ chunky silhouette and making the design feel especially suited to short, high-contrast statements.