Stencil Ifpe 13 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, signage, packaging, headlines, labels, industrial, military, rugged, utilitarian, authoritative, stencil authenticity, high impact, industrial voice, display emphasis, slab serif, stencil bridges, blocky, squared, compact joints.
A heavy, slab-serif stencil with squared proportions and broad, flat terminals. Strokes are consistently thick with clear stencil breaks that create small bridges across verticals, bowls, and crossbars, producing a segmented, cut-out rhythm. Curves are tightened and often flattened at stress points, giving counters a robust, engineered feel. The letterforms read cleanly at display sizes, with a steady baseline presence and compact interior apertures that emphasize mass and solidity.
Well-suited for posters, headlines, and large-scale signage where the stencil construction can be a defining graphic feature. It also fits packaging, labels, and identity applications that benefit from an industrial or military-coded voice, especially when used in short lines or bold typographic blocks.
The overall tone is rugged and utilitarian, evoking painted or cut stenciling on crates, equipment, and signage. It carries an assertive, no-nonsense voice that feels official, industrial, and slightly retro in a poster-and-stamp way.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong stencil aesthetic with slab-serif authority, balancing legibility with a distinctly cut-out construction. Its systematic bridges and sturdy geometry suggest a focus on practical, high-impact display typography that recalls real-world marking and fabrication processes.
The stencil interruptions are applied systematically across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping maintain a cohesive texture in continuous text. Numerals and round forms keep recognizable silhouettes while retaining the same bridge logic, which reinforces the mechanical, template-made character.