Stencil Fiwa 3 is a light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, wayfinding, branding, industrial, naval, military, architectural, utilitarian, stencil marking, industrial styling, graphic impact, systematic design, geometric, gapped, monoline, high-contrast gaps, crisp.
A geometric stencil roman with monoline strokes and decisive, angular terminals. The letterforms are built from straight verticals and diagonals paired with large, clean circular segments, with consistent cut-ins that create bridges and open counters. Curves are rendered as bold arcs rather than continuous bowls, producing a rhythmic pattern of gaps across the alphabet. Spacing feels open and even, and the overall construction stays crisp and systematic, giving the face a clean, engineered texture in text.
Best suited to display sizes where the stencil breaks and geometric arcs can be appreciated: posters, title treatments, labels, and industrial-themed branding. It can work for short UI labels or signage-style graphics, but the frequent gaps make long passages feel busy at smaller sizes.
The tone is utilitarian and authoritative, evoking marked equipment, shipping crates, and industrial wayfinding. Repeated stencil breaks add a coded, mechanical character that reads as practical and purposeful rather than decorative.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic stencil lettering with a refined, geometric construction—prioritizing clear bridges, strong silhouettes, and a consistent system of cuts that reads reliably in bold, graphic applications.
Round glyphs like C, O, and Q rely on prominent arc segments, while several letters incorporate small wedge-like cuts that reinforce a machined feel. The dot elements (i/j) appear as solid points, echoing the repeated puncture motif created by the stencil bridges and notches.