Sans Faceted Abgel 5 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Flick' by Trequartista Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, branding, signage, industrial, authoritative, sporty, retro, tough, impact, compression, machined look, high visibility, bold branding, condensed, blocky, angular, faceted, chiseled.
A heavy, condensed display face built from sharp planar cuts rather than smooth curves. Strokes are monolinear in feel, with corners consistently chamfered into triangular or trapezoidal facets that create a carved, stencil-like rhythm without true breaks. Counters are compact and often rectangular, and many terminals finish with clipped angles that give letters a taut, engineered silhouette. Uppercase forms read tall and rigid; lowercase is sturdy with a straightforward, utilitarian construction and relatively simple bowls and joins.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster typography, packaging fronts, sports and team graphics, and bold branding marks. It also works for signage-style applications where a compact, strongly shaped wordmark is needed, but it is less appropriate for long-form reading due to its dense counters and emphatic weight.
The overall tone is forceful and no-nonsense, with an industrial, competitive energy. The faceted cuts add a retro-machined character that can feel athletic and militaristic, projecting impact and urgency rather than softness or refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a condensed footprint, using consistent chamfered facets to suggest machined metal or cut vinyl while staying clean and legible at display sizes.
The faceting is applied consistently across rounds and diagonals, helping the set feel cohesive in headlines. Numerals share the same squared, compact geometry, keeping mixed alphanumeric settings visually even and punchy.