Sans Faceted Ohju 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, industrial, gothic, dramatic, noir, precision, impact, space-saving, stylization, modernism, condensed, faceted, angular, chiseled, tallcaps feel.
A highly condensed, vertically emphatic sans with sharp, planar facets substituting for curves. Strokes are mostly straight and monolinear in feel, with subtle thick–thin modulation created by angled joins and tapered terminals rather than true calligraphic contrast. Counters tend to be narrow and tall, and many rounded forms (C, O, Q, e) are built from clipped, polygonal segments that create a crisp, cut-metal silhouette. The lowercase is compact with a controlled x-height, while ascenders/descenders remain tight, preserving a tidy, columnar rhythm in text.
Best suited to display applications where verticality and sharp geometry can lead—posters, mastheads, titles, and brand marks. It can also work for short signage and packaging copy when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing to prevent the narrow counters from closing up.
The overall tone is severe and architectural, evoking engraved signage, Art Deco-era modernity, and a slightly gothic, nocturnal mood. Its faceted construction reads as precise and engineered, giving headlines a hard-edged, confident presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact voice with an engineered, faceted construction—prioritizing striking silhouette and consistent angular vocabulary for modern display typography.
The typeface maintains strong vertical rhythm and consistent facet angles across glyphs, which helps long lines stay orderly despite the condensed proportions. Numerals follow the same tall, cut geometry, keeping a unified texture in mixed alphanumeric settings.