Stencil Mako 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, architectural, playful, poster-ready, graphic impact, systematic stencil, decorative texture, display clarity, geometric, modular, monoline, rounded, cutout.
A heavy, geometric display design built from broad, uniform strokes and rounded, near-circular curves. Letterforms are constructed with decisive stencil breaks: consistent internal bridges and cutouts segment bowls and stems, creating strong negative-shape rhythm across the alphabet. The overall geometry feels modular and mostly rectilinear with softened corners, while counters are often partially closed or offset by vertical and horizontal gaps that read clearly at larger sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and identity work where the stencil pattern can be read as a deliberate graphic motif. It can also work well for signage, packaging, and editorial display settings that benefit from strong silhouette and high impact, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The tone is bold and graphic with an industrial, sign-paint and packaging feel, yet the rounded geometry keeps it approachable rather than severe. Its repeating bridges and cutouts add a rhythmic, almost mechanical pattern that can feel retro-futurist or Art Deco–adjacent in headlines.
The design appears intended to merge a geometric display foundation with a systematic stencil construction, producing a distinctive cutout texture without sacrificing overall letter clarity. It prioritizes bold presence and visual rhythm, aiming for memorable, theme-forward typography in short-form applications.
In text settings the distinctive breaks become a prominent texture, so spacing and word shapes take on a patterned, decorative character. Numerals and capitals appear especially emphatic, with the stencil logic applied consistently so the font reads as a cohesive system rather than isolated gimmick shapes.