Stencil Rata 7 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, logos, labels, vintage, nautical, craft, industrial, playful, themed branding, stencil effect, handmade feel, signage impact, brushy, rounded, soft terminals, cutout, swashy.
A slanted, calligraphic display face with rounded, brush-like strokes and clearly separated segments that create stencil-style bridges throughout the forms. Curves are generous and slightly bulbous, with soft, tapered terminals and occasional teardrop-like ends that suggest a hand-painted tool. Counters tend to be open and simplified, while joins and cut points create a rhythmic, broken-stroke texture across both capitals and lowercase. Figures and capitals feel bold and sign-like, with a consistent forward lean and an overall smooth, flowing silhouette despite the deliberate gaps.
Best suited to display settings where its broken strokes and brushy rhythm can be appreciated: posters, headlines, packaging, and logo wordmarks. It also works well for labels and themed graphics where a crafted, vintage-stencil look is desired, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The broken, brushy construction gives the type a nostalgic, crafted feel—part vintage sign lettering, part utilitarian stencil. Its lively slant and soft terminals keep it approachable and expressive, evoking maritime markings, workshop labels, and retro promotional lettering rather than formal editorial typography.
The design appears intended to merge expressive, slanted brush lettering with practical stencil construction, producing a decorative face that feels both handmade and reproducible. The consistent bridges and softened terminals suggest a focus on thematic branding and signage-style impact over neutral text setting.
The stencil breaks are integrated into the stroke flow rather than appearing as rigid mechanical cuts, which helps the face retain a handwritten character. Several shapes use distinctive swashy curves and rounded shoulders that amplify its display personality and help letters read as a cohesive set at larger sizes.