Stencil Ifgi 7 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Rooney' by Jan Fromm (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, signage, packaging, headlines, branding, industrial, military, utilitarian, rugged, poster-like, stencil utility, strong impact, industrial flavor, labeling look, slab serif, stencil breaks, blocky, compact counters, high impact.
A heavy, slab-serif stencil with squared geometry and broad, even strokes. The letterforms use consistent stencil bridges that interrupt bowls and verticals, creating strong negative slits through characters like O, 0, 8, and many lowercase rounds. Serifs are blunt and rectangular, with minimal curvature overall and a sturdy, compressed internal rhythm from tight counters and strong black mass. The uppercase set feels poster-forward and rigid, while the lowercase maintains the same blocky construction with simple, industrial shapes and prominent breaks.
Best suited to large-scale headlines, posters, and short phrases where its stencil breaks become a graphic feature. It also fits signage, packaging, and branding that aims for an industrial or military-marking aesthetic, especially in high-contrast black-on-light layouts.
The overall tone is tough and functional, evoking labeling, equipment marking, and no-nonsense signage. Its bold presence and deliberate interruptions give it a rugged, institutional feel that reads as engineered rather than expressive.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact while preserving a practical stencil identity, using consistent bridges and slab-like construction to suggest durability and straightforward communication.
The stencil logic is applied broadly across the alphabet, producing distinctive vertical splits and occasional stepped notches that make the silhouettes immediately recognizable. At smaller sizes the internal gaps may become the main detail, so the design naturally favors display settings where the bridges can read cleanly.