Sans Faceted Niki 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, retro, technical, authoritative, impact, robustness, machined look, distinctive texture, sign clarity, octagonal, angular, blocky, stencil-like, squared.
A compact, block-built sans with faceted, chamfered corners that turn curves into crisp planes. Strokes are heavy and consistent, with predominantly vertical/horizontal construction and squared counters that read as small rectangular cutouts in letters like A, B, D, O, P, and R. The overall silhouette is tall and condensed, with tight apertures and a disciplined rhythm; lowercase forms echo the uppercase geometry, keeping the same squared bowls and clipped terminals for a unified texture. Numerals follow the same octagonal logic, producing sturdy, sign-like figures with clear, hard-edged joins.
Best suited to headlines and short-form copy where its sharp facets and compact proportions can deliver high impact. It also fits sports branding, packaging systems, labels, and wayfinding-style signage where a robust, engineered look is desired and the design benefits from a strong, uniform rhythm.
The face projects a tough, engineered tone—more mechanical than friendly—suggesting utility, strength, and no-nonsense clarity. Its faceted geometry and compact presence evoke athletic labeling, industrial signage, and retro-tech aesthetics while still feeling contemporary in its precision.
The design appears intended to translate traditional sans structures into a planar, chamfered geometry, prioritizing punchy silhouettes and a consistent, machined texture. It aims for a distinctive, industrial-leaning voice that remains straightforward to set and recognizable at a glance.
Spacing appears tuned for dense settings, creating a dark, even typographic color in paragraphs. The faceting is consistent across the set, and the squared counters and tight apertures increase impact at display sizes while giving text a distinctive, regimented texture.