Sans Faceted Ilma 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, branding, posters, ui labels, packaging, techy, futuristic, edgy, industrial, glitchy, interface feel, sci‑fi tone, industrial texture, geometric system, angular, faceted, oblique, rounded terminals, notched corners.
This typeface uses an oblique, forward-leaning skeleton with mostly monolinear strokes and flattened, chamfered corners that replace many curves with short facets. Bowls and counters are rounded-rectangular, with frequent notches and small cut-ins that give strokes a segmented, manufactured feel. Terminals tend to be rounded rather than sharply pointed, and many joins show slight steps or kinks that create a deliberately irregular, modular rhythm. Proportions are compact and geometric, with open apertures and a consistent slant across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
It performs best in display contexts where the faceted corner language can read clearly—headlines, logos, tech branding, game titles, and poster typography. The oblique stance and engineered texture also suit UI labels, dashboards, and product/packaging callouts when set with generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is synthetic and high-tech, suggesting instrumentation, sci‑fi interfaces, or engineered labeling. The faceted shaping and intermittent “glitch” nicks add a restless, edgy energy, keeping the voice more experimental than purely utilitarian. Despite the quirks, the steady slant and repeated corner treatments maintain a cohesive, purposeful personality.
The design appears intended to blend a clean sans foundation with planar, cut-corner geometry, producing a futuristic italic voice without relying on decorative serifs. The recurring notches and stepped joins look purposefully built in to evoke digital artifacts and industrial fabrication, adding character while preserving a consistent construction system.
In running text, the notch details create a textured edge that becomes more noticeable at larger sizes, while the straightforward stroke weight helps keep letterforms recognizable. Numerals follow the same squared, chamfered construction, reinforcing a system-like consistency across alphanumerics.