Stencil Ifku 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Bogue' by Melvastype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logos, industrial, authoritative, rugged, vintage, impactful, stencil marking, bold branding, industrial tone, retro utility, slab serif, high-ink, blocky, rounded joins, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, slab-serif stencil with compact counters and deliberate breaks that create clear bridges in bowls and joins. The letterforms are blocky and massy, with squared terminals softened by subtle rounding and occasional angled cuts that add rhythm. Curves are broad and tightly enclosed (notably in C, O, Q, and the figures), while serifs read as chunky, bracketless slabs. Overall spacing feels steady but the stencil interruptions introduce a distinctive, mechanical texture across words.
Best suited to display settings where the stencil texture can be appreciated: posters, headlines, branding marks, packaging, and signage. It can also work for short, emphatic copy such as labels or section headers, especially in contexts that benefit from a rugged, industrial voice.
The font projects an industrial, no-nonsense tone with a vintage utilitarian edge. Its strong silhouettes and stencil gaps evoke labeling, equipment markings, and rugged signage, giving it an assertive, workmanlike personality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact while maintaining unmistakable stencil construction. It balances classic slab-serif proportions with systematic breaks to suggest practical marking and fabricated materials.
Stencil bridges appear consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, creating a cohesive system rather than isolated decorative cuts. The lowercase is sturdy and readable at display sizes, with single-storey forms and tightly enclosed apertures that emphasize a dense, poster-like color.