Stencil Dosi 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, tactical, playful, retro, impact, theming, ruggedness, novelty, chunky, rounded, soft corners, irregular, inked.
A chunky display face with soft, rounded outer contours and deliberate stencil breaks cut through the strokes. The forms feel carved and slightly organic, with subtly uneven curves and terminals that give a hand-cut, inked impression rather than a strictly geometric build. Counters are simplified and often partially closed by the stencil bridges, producing compact interior spaces and a strong, poster-like silhouette. Widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, adding a lively rhythm across words while keeping an overall heavy, blocky presence.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, labels, and branding marks where the stencil texture can be a feature. It also fits wayfinding or themed signage and packaging that wants an industrial or tactical cue without sharp, aggressive corners.
The stencil interruptions and hefty silhouettes evoke utilitarian marking systems—crate labels, equipment tags, and workshop signage—while the rounded shaping keeps the tone approachable and a bit mischievous. Overall it reads as bold and attention-seeking, with a retro-industrial flavor that can feel both rugged and fun depending on color and layout.
The design appears intended to merge stencil functionality with a softer, more characterful drawing—delivering a strong industrial signal while maintaining friendly, rounded silhouettes and an energetic, varied rhythm across the alphabet.
The stencil bridges are large enough to remain readable at display sizes and create distinctive negative shapes inside letters like A, B, O, and S. The numeral set matches the same cut-and-bridge logic, giving a cohesive look for headlines that mix text and figures.