Wooden numbers & special characters, dark veneer, Ubuntu

A date of birth above the nursery door, the house number in the hallway or an anniversary as wall decor: sometimes your lettering is missing just the right numbers and punctuation marks. These wooden numbers in dark veneer in the Ubuntu font complete your custom text. They are made for your favourite date. Combine them with our matching wooden letters, and everything on your wall fits together.

What changes for you

• You design dates, house numbers or whole sentences exactly the way you want. Every number and every special character is available individually.
• Your lettering shows real wood with visible grain instead of printed plastic. That's thanks to the dark real wood veneer.
• You can put the characters up with little effort. At just 0.6 mm thick, they are easy to glue or drill.
• You have creative freedom. The veneer comes untreated and can be covered, painted or oiled.
• You'll find the right size for every spot. Choose a height of 5, 10, 15 or 20 cm.

Why these veneer numbers make a difference in everyday life

Lettering you put together yourself says more than any printed slogan. It shows a date, a name or a number that belongs to you. The dark wood veneer brings a calm, natural look to the wall. It fits into almost any interior, from a cosy living room to a lovingly decorated shop counter. A few characters become a small piece of you in the room.

Material & finish

Every number and every special character is laser-cut from dark real wood veneer. This gives it the typical brown edge that traces the outline. We make the characters ourselves in our own production in Pößneck. They are cleanly finished, right down to the fine lines of the Ubuntu font. Wood is a purely natural material. Colour and grain always vary a little, and small knots may occur. This makes every character unique. It's not a flaw, it's the nature of wood.

Dimensions & technical details

• Material: dark real wood veneer
• Material thickness: 0.6 mm
• Font: Ubuntu
• Height options: 5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm or 20 cm (refers to the numbers)
• Laser-cut edges with a typical brown rim
• Every number and every symbol sold individually
• Untreated surface – can be covered, painted or oiled
• Can be glued or drilled for mounting

How to use the numbers and special characters

• For a birth or christening: you stick the date of birth under the name in the nursery. A gift becomes a lasting memory.
• For an anniversary or wedding: a date with full stops and commas on the wall. Your day is visible every day.
• In the hallway or entrance: the house number in real wood instead of plastic. The first impression feels more homely.
• In a café or shop: you label price boards, shelves or table numbers consistently in Ubuntu. Your guests find their way more quickly and the counter looks tidy.
• For crafts and design projects: you combine numbers, punctuation marks and our upper- and lower-case wooden letters into a complete custom text. Everything matches in one consistent style.

Good to know about veneer

Veneer is real wood cut into wafer-thin sheets. This craft technique has been used for centuries to make sparing use of fine woods. For you, this means real wood grain. Yet each character is so light and thin that it sticks easily to walls, doors, furniture or cards.

Care & durability

There's not much you need to do. An occasional dry dusting is enough. The veneer comes untreated, so you can paint or oil it as you like. That way you choose the colour and finish yourself. Keep the natural material away from constant moisture. Then your lettering will stay the way you put it up for a long time.

Options & what's included

• Choice of height: 5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm or 20 cm
• Every number and every special character is sold individually. You put your text together yourself.
• Important: the chosen height refers to the numbers. Small special characters such as full stop, comma or minus are made to the scale of the font. This makes them much smaller than the chosen size.
• So for a date, a number or a sentence, order all the characters in the same size. That way they match each other.
• You'll find matching upper- and lower-case wooden letters among our other products.

Frequently asked questions

Are the characters sold individually or as a set? Every number and every special character is available individually. You order exactly the characters you need for your lettering.

Why do the characters have a brown edge? The characters are laser-cut. This typically creates the brown edge, which highlights the outline of the font.

Can I paint or oil the characters? Yes. The veneer comes untreated and can be covered, painted or oiled. You finish the surface to suit your taste.

How big are the full stop, comma and minus? Small punctuation marks are made to the scale of the font. This makes them much smaller than the chosen height, which refers to the numbers.

Do all the characters look the same? Wood is a natural material. Colour and grain vary slightly, and small knots are possible. This makes every character unique.

Veneer and font size are only part of it. What matters is the moment you step back, read your date on the wall and know: this belongs here. Just choose your characters and size, and put your text together.