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Sans Faceted Ilko 13 is a very light, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.

Keywords: ui labels, data display, wayfinding, packaging, posters, technical, schematic, digital, retro, minimal, geometric clarity, systematic feel, futurist mood, diagrammatic tone, angular, octagonal, faceted, geometric, wireframe.

A slender, geometric sans built from consistent monoline strokes and crisp, faceted corners. Curves are largely replaced by short straight segments, producing octagonal bowls and chamfered joins throughout. Proportions are open and spacious with generous side bearings and a steady, modular rhythm that reads as engineered and systematic. Numerals and capitals keep a clean, simplified construction, while lowercase forms maintain the same angular logic for a cohesive texture in text.

Well-suited to compact technical labeling, UI mockups, dashboards, and information graphics where a precise, grid-friendly look is desired. It can also work for posters, album/film graphics, and packaging that aims for a futuristic or schematic aesthetic, especially when paired with simple layout systems and ample whitespace.

The overall tone feels technical and instrument-like, evoking plotted diagrams, CAD markings, or early digital/arcade lettering. Its sharp facets and airy stroke weight give it a cool, precise voice that can read as retro-futurist without becoming decorative.

The design appears intended to translate geometric, faceted forms into a legible sans for practical setting while preserving a distinctive polygonal character. By keeping stroke weight uniform and corners consistently chamfered, it prioritizes clarity, regularity, and a purposeful ‘constructed’ feel.

Diagonal strokes are clean and consistent, and terminals tend to end squarely rather than tapering. The faceting is applied uniformly, so round letters (like O/C/G/Q) retain a distinctive polygonal silhouette that becomes a defining visual signature across both text and display sizes.