Stencil Ifku 13 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Clarendon BT' by Bitstream, 'Pulpo' by Floodfonts, 'MC Eafist' by Maulana Creative, 'Bogue Slab' by Melvastype, 'Clarendon SB' and 'Clarendon SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection, and 'Clarendon' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, labels, industrial, military, rugged, authoritative, retro, utility, impact, marking, vintage, slab serif, blocky, high impact, stenciled, angular.
A heavy slab-serif stencil with broad proportions and compact interior counters. Letterforms are built from chunky, squared-off strokes with crisp edges and relatively flat terminals, interrupted by consistent stencil breaks that create clear bridges across bowls, joins, and cross-strokes. The design maintains a steady baseline and cap line with sturdy serifs that read as integrated blocks rather than delicate brackets, producing dense, poster-ready silhouettes across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, display headlines, signage, packaging, and product labels where the stencil construction can be a feature. It performs especially well at medium-to-large sizes, where the bridges remain clearly legible and contribute to the intended industrial texture.
The overall tone feels utilitarian and hard-working, with associations to labeling, equipment marking, and no-nonsense signage. Its bold, segmented shapes project authority and toughness, while the slab structure adds a vintage, print-era solidity.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a practical, stenciled construction, combining slab-serif mass with deliberate breaks for an engineered, mark-making feel. It aims for clear, durable letter shapes that evoke applied typography—sprayed, painted, or cut—rather than delicate text setting.
Stencil breaks are applied systematically, often splitting rounded forms (O, Q, 0, 8, 9) and cutting into joins and crossbars (E, F, H, A), which enhances the stenciled character even at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same segmented logic and match the alphabet’s weight and footprint, keeping mixed text visually consistent.