Stencil Gela 16 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, utilitarian, technical, modernist, stencil aesthetic, industrial voice, system consistency, high impact, geometric, hard-edged, modular, high-contrast breaks, compact.
A heavy, geometric sans with consistent stroke thickness and crisp, hard terminals. The forms are constructed from simplified, near-rectilinear shapes with rounded corners in places, and frequent stencil breaks that create clear bridges through bowls, counters, and cross-strokes. Uppercase proportions feel compact and blocky with strong verticals, while lowercase echoes the same modular construction for a uniform texture. Numerals and punctuation follow the same system, using deliberate internal cut-ins and gaps to maintain the stencil logic.
Well-suited to display applications where the stencil rhythm can be a feature: posters, bold headlines, product and packaging graphics, and signage. It can also work for short blocks of text in branding systems that want an industrial, technical voice, especially at sizes where the internal bridges remain clearly open.
The overall tone is industrial and utilitarian, evoking labeling, equipment markings, and engineered graphics. The repeated breaks add a coded, technical flavor that reads as purposeful rather than decorative, giving the type a tough, contemporary edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, engineered stencil look with consistent construction across cases and figures, balancing legibility with a distinctive broken-stroke motif. Its simplified geometry and repeated bridging suggest a focus on reproducible, sign-like forms and high-impact display use.
The stencil interruptions are applied consistently across straight and curved parts, creating distinctive internal rhythms (notably in rounded letters and figures) and a strong pattern when set in text. The heavy weight and simplified detailing prioritize impact and systematized shapes over delicacy.