Sans Faceted Nibi 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, packaging, signage, industrial, technical, athletic, retro, authoritative, impact, geometry, precision, strength, display, angular, faceted, octagonal, blocky, condensed.
A compact, heavy sans built from straight strokes and planar cut-ins, replacing curves with clipped, chamfered corners. The letterforms are tall and condensed with a tight horizontal footprint, emphasizing vertical stems and crisp right angles. Counters tend toward rectangular or octagonal shapes, and joins are simplified and mechanical, producing a consistent, stenciled-by-geometry feel without true stencil breaks. Numerals and capitals share a uniform, sign-like construction, while the lowercase keeps the same faceted logic with minimal rounding and sturdy terminals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, labels, and bold branding where its angular construction can be appreciated. It also fits environments that benefit from an industrial or athletic vernacular—signage, team graphics, and punchy packaging—rather than long-form reading.
The overall tone is tough, engineered, and utilitarian—suggesting machinery, sports numbering, and hard-edged modernism. Its sharp facets and dense color give it a confident, no-nonsense voice that reads as assertive and slightly retro-futuristic.
The design appears intended to deliver a robust, condensed display voice using a consistent system of chamfered corners and flat planes. By minimizing curves and relying on geometric clipping, it aims for a technical, emblematic look that stays legible while projecting strength and precision.
The faceting is applied consistently across straight and diagonal strokes, creating a rhythmic pattern of clipped corners that helps maintain clarity at larger sizes. The condensed proportions and heavy weight make spacing feel compact, contributing to a strong, poster-like texture in text settings.