Sans Faceted Yidu 5 is a bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, gaming titles, product packaging, athletic, action, industrial, aggressive, retro, impact, speed, toughness, display, branding, angular, chiseled, slanted, blocky, faceted.
A heavy, slanted display sans with faceted construction that turns curves into crisp planar segments. Strokes are thick and broadly uniform with modest modulation and frequent beveled terminals, producing a chiseled silhouette. Proportions run wide with generous horizontal stance, while counters tend to be squarish or polygonal (notably in O, Q, and 8), reinforcing the geometric, cut-from-solid feel. Letterfit is fairly tight and energetic, with a consistent forward lean and a rhythmic pattern of diagonal joins and clipped corners across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to attention-grabbing applications such as sports and esports branding, event posters, promotional headlines, gaming/UI title treatments, and bold packaging callouts. It performs strongest at medium-to-large sizes where the faceted detailing and wide stance can read clearly and contribute to a strong graphic presence.
The overall tone is forceful and kinetic, reading as sporty and high-impact. Its sharp facets and forward slant suggest speed, toughness, and an engineered, performance-oriented attitude with a touch of retro arcade/competition styling.
The font appears designed to deliver a high-energy, modern-industrial look by replacing conventional curves with beveled facets and maintaining a consistently powerful stroke weight. The forward slant and wide proportions emphasize motion and impact, aiming for immediate visibility and a distinctive, machined character.
The design relies on repeated chamfers and corner cuts rather than smooth curves, which helps maintain visual consistency at large sizes. Numerals echo the same polygonal logic, with strong, compact shapes and prominent diagonals that keep the set cohesive in headlines and short strings.