Stencil Baku 3 is a light, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, invites, playful, handmade, quirky, casual, retro, handwritten look, themed display, craft stencil, playful branding, brushy, rounded, bouncy, broken, informal.
A lively, handwritten display face with a right-leaning slant and brush-like strokes. Forms are built from rounded, monoline gestures with frequent intentional breaks and small stencil-like bridges that segment bowls and joins. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, creating a bouncy rhythm; terminals are soft and tapered, and counters tend to be open and airy. Numerals and caps follow the same irregular, hand-drawn construction, keeping a consistent marker/brush texture across the set.
Best suited to short, attention-getting text such as headlines, poster titles, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks where the broken brush construction can be appreciated. It also works well for invitations, social graphics, and themed collateral that benefits from a handmade, playful voice.
The overall tone feels casual and mischievous, like quick signage lettering with a playful twist. The broken strokes add a crafty, cutout character that reads as decorative rather than strictly utilitarian, giving the font a lighthearted, slightly retro personality.
The design appears intended to merge casual brush lettering with a deliberate broken-stroke construction, producing a distinctive stencil accent while keeping an informal, human rhythm. Its irregularity and segmented forms suggest a focus on character and theme over neutral readability.
Spacing and sidebearings appear intentionally uneven to preserve an organic, drawn feel, which enhances charm but can create a lively texture in longer lines. The stencil breaks are prominent in rounded letters and can become a defining visual motif at larger sizes.