Modern Grotesque Body
Stencora + Nyxar
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Stencora headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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High-contrast editorial & industrial bridged stencil serif
Stencora
Stencora is a bold, refined mixed-case stencil display serif pairing classic ball terminals and thick vertical stems with razor-clean stencil bridges.
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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 accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWood Porch Signs · Laser Acrylic · Bottle & Jar Labels
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Stencora.
Stencora is a bold stencil display serif that keeps classical ball terminals and thick vertical stems while cutting razor-clean bridges through the letters, so it reads as industrial signage rather than military stencil. The bridges are narrow and precise, which means they close below roughly 22 mm, and the mixed case keeps a line readable at 30 mm. Contrast is high enough to look editorial, and the face is best in one flat colour on concrete, board or a dark garment, where the cut bridges stay visible as light.
Editorial-stencil · High-contrast · Crisp-bridged
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Stencora with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Stencora’s stroke geometry.
Industrial signage, crate stencil and brewery label
Bridged serifs read as a stencil struck onto a crate, which is the material language of a workshop or brewery. High contrast keeps the letter legible while the bridges tell the story.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Signage 800 x 300 mm, word 160 mm, 60 mm margins and 20 mm from the frame. Crate stencil 300 x 150 mm, word 70 mm, 20 mm margins. Label 90 x 110 mm, name 18 mm, abv 4.5 pt, 5 mm top arc clearance.
Pre-production check
Stencil bridges under 2 mm at a bottle-label size close on a litho press, and the word looks solid. Keep bridge gaps proportional to size, and check one 1:1 proof before the run.
Architecture-monograph cover, exhibition caption and poster
A stencil serif reads as a drawn technical mark, which suits a monograph about construction. Ball terminals keep the page from looking like plain signage.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Cover 210 x 297 mm, title 64 pt, author 14 pt, 20 mm margins. Caption 10/14 pt, hanging indent 6 mm. Poster A1, title 260 mm, details 24/30 pt, 40 mm margins.
Pre-production check
At 10 pt a stencil bridge is under 0.2 mm and disappears; the caption then reads as a solid serif. Use the display face for the title only, and set captions in a companion text serif.
Workshop safety sign, maker-space label and design-fair banner
Bridged letters read as workshop marking, which is the tone of a maker space rather than a classroom. The bold weight holds at distance on a safety board.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Safety sign 600 x 400 mm, word 90 mm, rules 16/22 pt, 40 mm margins. Tool label 120 x 40 mm, word 14 mm, 4 mm border. Banner 1500 x 400 mm, word 260 mm.
Pre-production check
Workshop signs are mounted on ply and read under poor light, where a high-contrast stencil at 90 mm holds but a 14 mm tool label does not. Keep small labels in a plain bold sans, and check one sign in situ.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · High-contrast editorial & industrial bridged stencil serif
- Foundry / creator
- Bundle
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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