A stencil is a template used to draw or paint identical letters, symbols, shapes, or patterns every time it is used. The design produced by such a template is also called a stencil.
It may also refer to: Stencil buffer, used in 3D computer graphics Stencil code, a class of algorithms Stencil graffiti, stencils used in street art Stencil (numerical analysis) Stencil (typeface), a font