How it works

Type your words. One line or a few, up to 60 characters. Every closed letter (A, B, D, O, P, R, 0, 4, 6, 8, 9 and the lowercase ones) gets a bridge on each side of its middle, drawn as part of the cut line.
Set the finished size. A letter height from 1.5 in [4 cm], a finished width or height, or a whole board such as 24 × 8 in [61 × 20 cm]. A stencil bigger than one sheet is split across sheets, with a page map, gray overlap strips and corner marks to trim and tape.
Download and cut. Free, with no sign-up and no watermark: the PDF on US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4 [210 × 297 mm] for a craft knife, or the SVG for Cricut or Silhouette. Print at 100% (“Actual size”) and check the 1 in bar on the sheet.

Tips for clean stencils

Sign makers: use the Wood sign preset or type your board’s size; the dashed board edge on the sheets lines up with the board, so the lettering lands centered. Tape the trimmed sheets together, then trace or cut through onto stencil film.
T-shirts: print the T-shirt preset on freezer paper (plain side), cut, iron it shiny side down and paint with fabric paint. Keep the bridges thin so they barely show.
Parents, pumpkins: the Pumpkin face words preset uses wide bridges and wide spacing, so the carved letters stay strong. Tape the sheet to the pumpkin and poke along the lines.
Movers and small businesses: Crate number makes 4 in [10 cm] numbers; cut them from a file folder and spray through for boxes and crates.
Crafters cutting by hand: print on cardstock, cut the gray parts out on a mat with a craft knife, inside shapes first, and never cut through a bridge. Dab paint straight down; do not brush across the edges.