Stencil Rate 4 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, signage, packaging, labels, headlines, industrial, utilitarian, vintage, sturdy, posterlike, stencil aesthetic, rugged branding, display impact, vintage signage, slab serif, bracketed, ink trap, wedge terminals, rounded joins.
A bold, slab-serif stencil with broken strokes and consistent bridge cuts that read clearly across uppercase, lowercase, and figures. The letterforms are built on sturdy, slightly condensed proportions with bracketed slabs and softly rounded terminals that keep the heavy shapes from feeling brittle. Curves are broad and open, counters are generous, and several joins show subtle notches and ink-trap-like pinches that add texture while maintaining a steady rhythm in text. Numerals follow the same sturdy construction, with stencil breaks integrated into bowls and terminals for uniformity.
Works best for display settings where the stencil cuts can read as intentional detailing—posters, headlines, signage, packaging, and label-style graphics. It can also support short text blocks in themed layouts, particularly where an industrial or vintage-marking aesthetic is desired.
The overall tone feels industrial and workmanlike, evoking marked equipment, shipping labels, and painted signage. Its slab-serif backbone adds a vintage, print-era authority, while the stencil interruptions introduce a rugged, pragmatic character. The result is assertive and straightforward, with a slightly ornamental edge from the rounded details.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic slab-serif presence while clearly communicating a stencil construction, balancing robustness with readability. The rounded terminals and subtle notches suggest an aim to feel printed or painted rather than strictly engineered, making it suitable for themed branding and bold typographic statements.
In paragraph samples the stencil bridges create a lively sparkle, especially in rounded letters and at serif terminals; this gives the face more personality than a purely mechanical stencil. The heavier joins and bracketed slabs keep word shapes stable, but the internal cuts become more prominent as size decreases, making the texture a defining part of the voice.