Stencil Uppy 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, branding, industrial, retro, utilitarian, mechanical, noir, industrial voice, signage look, graphic texture, display impact, condensed, stenciled, high-contrast, tall, crisp.
A tall, tightly set display face with narrow proportions and a consistent, monoline backbone that’s interrupted by sharp stencil breaks. Forms are built from straight verticals and compact curves, with squared terminals and occasional angled joins that give letters a cut, machined feel. The stencil bridges are clean and rhythmic across caps, lowercase, and figures, creating strong vertical texture and a distinctive striped counter-shape in rounded letters. Numerals and punctuation follow the same disciplined construction, keeping the overall palette uniform and graphic.
Best suited for short, prominent settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, branding marks, and packaging where the stencil character can read clearly. It also fits wayfinding or industrial-themed signage and labels, especially when used at moderate-to-large sizes with generous tracking to prevent the bridges from visually filling in.
The tone reads industrial and functional, with a vintage signage edge—more factory label and equipment marking than friendly editorial. The tight width and repetitive breaks add a slightly mysterious, noir-like atmosphere, while staying crisp and controlled rather than distressed.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed, stencil-driven display voice with strong vertical rhythm and clear, reproducible letter construction. It prioritizes graphic impact and a consistent mechanical texture over long-form readability.
Because the stencil gaps are integral to the letterforms, interior counters can appear segmented at smaller sizes, increasing visual busyness in dense text. In larger settings, the repeating bridges become a defining pattern that can be used as a deliberate texture in layouts.