Neutral Sans Workhorse
Menthox + Bargain Condensed
Lets Menthox own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.
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Broken-stroke stencil script
Menthox
Menthox is a broken-stroke script in cream on orange: each letter is drawn as a continuous ribbon with the joins cut away, so the word reads as a stencil or a paper cut.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Open counter bridges hold interior islands intact on laser-cut wood, acrylic, and mylar stencils.
Plotter & output verdictLaser & Stencil Bridge Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.85 in+ letter height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Menthox.
Menthox fills the card in one word, and the construction is unusual: every letter is a thick ribbon of even width, and the places where strokes would meet are cut, leaving small gaps that make the word read as a stencil. The M opens with a wide curl, the e and the n are broad loops, the t lifts into a tall stem and the h and the x carry the same ribbon, and a long swash runs out beneath the word from the final letter. The surface is a warm orange paper with soft shadows falling across it, and a small caption at the top names the face. The face is a decorative script for cutting, stencilling and signage: because the strokes are separated, it works for vinyl, paper and paint without a weld step, and it needs a size where the gaps remain visible.
A script drawn in broken strokes
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Menthox with grounded secondary typography.
Structured Secondary Voice
Menthox + Grandeur – Elegant Classic Serif
Grounds bold display lettering with classic typographic authority on posters, badges and apparel.
Inspect Grandeur – Elegant Classic Serif specimenPractical applications
Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Menthox’s stroke geometry.
Sign cut from vinyl for a reception
A broken-stroke script is built for cutting, so a vinyl sign needs no weld step, and the gaps read as a deliberate finish.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 500 by 350 mm board: set the greeting at 100 pt on one row, keep 26 mm of clear ground beneath so the swash is clear of the names, and hold 22 mm of border on all sides.
Pre-production check
The gaps between strokes must stay open when the vinyl is weeded; cut one test on the real material before the set.
Label for a paper-goods studio
A stencil script reads as something cut rather than printed, which suits a studio that sells paper goods and printed cards.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 55 by 45 mm label: set the studio name at 14 pt on one row, keep 6 mm of clear ground beneath before the line at 4.5 pt, and hold 4 mm from the swash to the die line.
Pre-production check
At fourteen points the gaps fill in; print one label at the real size and check the letters before the order.
Opener for a craft feature
A cut-stroke word signals a feature about making rather than buying, and it holds at opener size in a single ink on uncoated paper.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 230 by 300 mm opener: set the heading at 72 pt on one row, keep 24 mm of clear ground beneath before the standfirst at 10.5 pt, and hold 20 mm of margin on both sides.
Pre-production check
Broken strokes at 72 pt on newsprint can look like a printing fault; print one opener and check the gaps read as intentional before the issue.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Decorative · Broken-stroke stencil script
- Foundry / creator
- Alit Design
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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