Stencil Orge 1 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, labels, industrial, authoritative, utilitarian, vintage, mechanical, impact, stenciling, marking, ruggedness, slab serif, engraved, blocky, sturdy, poster-ready.
A heavy, slab-serif stencil with compact interior counters and pronounced stencil breaks that create consistent bridges across verticals, bowls, and diagonals. Strokes are thick and largely monolinear in feel, with crisp joins and squared terminals that emphasize a carved, machined look. Proportions run broad with a steady, rhythmic footprint; capitals are especially imposing, while the lowercase appears smaller and more compact, reinforcing a short x-height impression. Numerals and punctuation follow the same blocky construction, maintaining clear negative-space cutouts for the stencil effect.
Best suited to display typography where the stencil detailing can be appreciated: posters, headlines, product packaging, and bold labels. It also works well for wayfinding or industrial-themed signage, particularly in short phrases, badges, and all-caps treatments.
The overall tone is industrial and commanding, evoking factory markings, military labeling, and bold, utilitarian signage. Its strong shapes and deliberate cut-ins lend a rugged, no-nonsense personality with a slight vintage, letterpress-like severity.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a functional stencil construction, prioritizing strong silhouettes and repeatable bridges for an industrial, mark-making aesthetic. It balances classic slab-serif structure with purposeful breaks to signal durability and utility.
Stencil interruptions are frequent and visually systematic, producing distinctive internal “slots” that remain readable at display sizes while becoming more textural as size decreases. The wide set and strong slabs give lines a dense, poster-like presence, especially in all-caps settings.