Stencil Rato 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, labels, industrial, utilitarian, authoritative, retro, stencil utility, industrial labeling, vintage display, impact headings, slab serif, bracketed, blocky, rugged, high impact.
A heavy, slab-serif stencil with clear breaks that create sturdy bridges through key joins and terminals. The design has pronounced, block-like serifs and mostly straight, vertical stress, with slightly rounded transitions that keep the letterforms from feeling overly mechanical. Counters are relatively compact and the overall rhythm is dense and assertive, with consistent stencil logic applied across caps, lowercase, and numerals for a uniform, cut-out look.
Best suited for display settings where strong silhouettes and stencil texture are desirable, such as posters, bold editorial headings, signage, packaging, and label-style graphics. It can also work for short blocks of text when a gritty, marked-in-place aesthetic is intended, but the stencil breaks will remain prominent at smaller sizes.
The font conveys an industrial, no-nonsense tone—like painted markings, crate labels, or equipment IDs. Its confident weight and cut-stencil construction add a rugged, workmanlike character that also reads as vintage and institutional.
The design appears intended to emulate practical stencil lettering with slab-serif authority, balancing a crafted, cut-out construction with consistent, repeatable shapes that read clearly in high-impact applications.
In text, the stencil gaps become a defining texture, especially in curved forms and at serif junctions, giving lines a patterned cadence. The numerals and capitals are particularly impactful, while the lowercase maintains the same robust presence, favoring display clarity over delicate detail.