Stencil Rate 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, branding, industrial, vintage, utilitarian, editorial, authoritative, stencil utility, durable display, heritage industrial, bracketed serifs, ink-trap feel, notched, robust, high legibility.
A sturdy serif design with clear stencil breaks throughout the strokes, creating consistent bridges in both capitals and lowercase. Serifs are bracketed and relatively blunt, with rounded internal corners and soft terminals that keep the letterforms from feeling overly mechanical. Strokes are generally even with modest thick–thin modulation, and the counters stay open enough for strong readability. The stencil logic is applied uniformly across the set, producing a rhythmic pattern of small cut-ins and gaps that read as intentional construction rather than damage.
Best suited to display typography where the stencil breaks can be appreciated—posters, headlines, labels, and brand marks with an industrial or heritage slant. It can also work for short editorial callouts or subheads, where the texture adds character while remaining legible.
The overall tone feels industrial and workmanlike, like lettering meant for equipment, packaging, or institutional signage. At the same time, the bracketed serifs and softened joins add a slightly vintage, print-oriented flavor that keeps it from feeling purely technical.
The design appears intended to merge classic serif proportions with a practical stencil construction, delivering a reliable, reproducible look with built-in visual grit. The goal is a distinctive industrial voice that still reads comfortably in words and lines of text.
In text, the repeating stencil bridges become a visible texture, especially in round letters and along vertical stems, giving paragraphs a distinctive “cut” sparkle without collapsing the word shapes. Figures follow the same broken-stroke language, maintaining consistency between display numerals and text settings.