Stencil Tila 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FP København' and 'FP København Sans' by Fontpartners (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, branding, industrial, tactical, mechanical, retro, robust, stencil texture, rugged display, industrial tone, high impact, slab serif, blocky, rounded corners, notched.
A heavy, block-forward slab serif with broad proportions and simplified geometry. Stencil-like breaks appear as consistent vertical and diagonal bridges that carve counters and terminals into modular segments, giving many letters a notched, cut-out construction. Strokes are largely uniform, with softened corners and squared-off ends that keep the texture dense and graphic. Round forms (O, C, G, Q, 0) are wide and compact, with distinctive internal cutouts that maintain legibility while reinforcing the segmented theme.
Best suited to display settings where the stencil texture can be appreciated: posters, headlines, labels, packaging, and bold brand marks. It can also work for short navigational signage or thematic titling where an industrial or tactical feel is desired, but it is less appropriate for long-form text at small sizes due to the busy internal breaks.
The overall tone feels industrial and utilitarian, evoking stenciled labeling, machinery markings, and rugged signage. Its chunky silhouettes and deliberate breaks read as confident and engineered rather than delicate, with a subtle retro-workshop character.
The design appears intended to blend the solidity of a slab serif with the practical, cut-through logic of stencil construction. By keeping forms wide and heavily weighted while introducing consistent bridges, it aims to deliver maximum impact and a distinctive, fabricated look in display typography.
Spacing appears generous for such a dense design, helping the interior breaks remain readable in words. Numerals and key capitals show strong, poster-like silhouettes; the segmented joins create a repeating rhythm that becomes a defining texture in longer lines.